Twenty-eight human skulls and other human bones have been recovered from forests in the Isuochi and Nneato communities of Umunneochi Local Government Area of the state.
The command’s spokesperson, Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this in a statement following a security operation conducted on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
Chinaka said the operation involved the Violent Crime Response Unit, Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Anti-Cultism Unit, Intelligence Response Unit, Rapid Response Squad and Isuochi Police Headquarters.
She stated that the operatives conducted intelligence-led raids on suspected criminal camps in forests around Umuaku, Isuochi, and another camp at Nneato, also in Isuochi. She said upon arrival of the Command tactical operatives at the camps, the suspects ran. The criminal camps were subsequently scattered,” Chinaka said.
Chinaka said the remains were discovered while the operatives searched the suspected kidnappers’ camps.
“Total of twenty-eight (28) human skulls and bones, which we suspect are kidnap victims, were recovered,” she said
The police image maker said some of the remains were decomposed.
She added that the command suspected the remains belonged to people who had been k!dnapped and taken into the forest, but said investigations were ongoing.
Chinaka added that no arrest has been made in connection with the discovery as the suspects reportedly fled before the arrival of the police.
