Police recover 28 human skulls, bones from Abia forests

A full of 28 quality skulls and bones, suspected to beryllium those of kidnapping victims, person been recovered from 2 transgression hideouts successful Umuaku-Isuochi and Nneato forests successful Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State by operatives of the Abia State Police Command.

The remains were recovered by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit, Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Anti-Cultism Unit, Intelligence Response Squad, Isuochi Divisional Police Station and Rapid Response Squad of the command.

The improvement was disclosed on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Abia State Police Command, DSP Maureen Chinaka.

She noted that the cognition was carried retired arsenic portion of ongoing intelligence-led raids crossed Abia State, arsenic directed by the Commissioner of Police, CP Wilfred Afolabi, nether the theme, “Operation No Hideout for Criminal Elements successful the State.”

The property merchandise work successful part:

“Upon accomplishment of the command’s tactical operatives astatine the camps, the suspects fled. The transgression camps were subsequently dismantled.

“A full of twenty-eight (28) quality skulls and bones, suspected to beryllium those of kidnapping victims, were recovered. Investigation is ongoing, portion monitoring of the country continues, and efforts are intensified to apprehend the fleeing suspects.

“The Commissioner of Police, Abia State Command, reit...