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skulls and other bones during a police raid on suspected criminal camps in the forests of Umuaku-Isuochi and Nneato in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State. The post Amnesty demands probe after 28 human skulls recovered from Abia forests appeared first on The Sun Nigeria .","published":"2026-09-29T06:07:03Z","seen":"2026-09-29T06:40:24Z","lang":"en","country":"NG","source":{"id":"kite-thesun-ng-c19ed1","name":"thesun.ng","domain":"thesun.ng"},"via":"kite-thesun-ng-c19ed1","topics":["around the city"],"authors":["John Ogunsemore"],"entities":[{"id":"Q185943","name":"amnesty","type":"org"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_ztgvj6aynfezu5x6txxa","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.3499999940395355,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.8100000023841858,"political":0.4099999964237213},{"id":"n_woaamc52nbi7n5dzxtfa","seq":585846,"kind":"article","title":"Forest of Death: 28 Human Skulls, Bones Found as Police Raid Suspected Criminal Camps in Abia","url":"https://thewillnews.com/forest-of-death-28-human-skulls-bones-found-as-police-raid-suspected-criminal-camps-in-abia","summary":"The Abia State Police Command has uncovered a grim scene in a forested area of Umunneochi Local Government Area after its operatives recovered 28 human skulls and other bones from suspected criminal camps around Isuochi and Nneato communities. The post Forest of Death: 28 Human Skulls, Bones Found as Police Raid Suspected Criminal Camps in Abia appeared first on THEWILL NEWS MEDIA .","published":"2026-09-29T05:36:45Z","seen":"2026-09-29T05:38:19Z","lang":"en","country":"NG","source":{"id":"kite-thewillnews-com-b1778c","name":"thewillnews.com","domain":"thewillnews.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q107547953","name":"The Will","type":"newspaper","country":"NG","designations":["online newspaper","weekly newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-thewillnews-com-b1778c","topics":["news","abia state","police"],"authors":["Felix Ifijeh, THEWILL"],"entities":[{"id":"Q4033166","name":"Abia","type":"place"}],"story":"st_ztgvj6aynfezu5x6txxa","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.6800000071525574,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.7900000214576721,"political":0.019999999552965164},{"id":"n_hxktryfh7xef3bpx3usq","seq":541975,"kind":"article","title":"Police recover 28 human skulls, bones from Abia forests, arrest 4 over baby trafficking","url":"https://thesun.ng/police-recover-28-human-skulls-bones-from-abia-forests-arrest-4-over-baby-trafficking","summary":"The Abia State Police Command has recovered 28 human skulls and other skeletal remains from suspected criminal camps in forests in Umunneochi Local Government Area of the state. 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The command’s spokesperson, Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this in a statement following a security operation conducted on Sunday, September 27, 2026. 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