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Operatives of the Umunneator Vigilante Group have uncovered no fewer than 34 skeletal bodies of victims allegedly killed by notorious criminals in the Abia-Imo states border forest in the South-East region of Nigeria.

According to a video obtained by SaharaReporters on Saturday, the victims were killed inside a forest at the Umunneator and Aku, Okigwe boundary by the alleged criminal faction of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) led by a notorious criminal identified as “Gentle.”

“This is the boundary between Umunneator and Aku, Okigwe,” a source told SaharaReporters.

“This is where Gentle’s faction of ESN takes their victims to before killing them. The video didn't cover up to 20% of the area.”

In the video, the security operatives said, “Anyone taken to this place doesn't come out alive.”

According to the video, some of the victims had their hands tied behind them with ropes and wires while some were blindfolded before they were murdered.

At some spots in the forest, two or three skeletal bodies were found, suggesting a situation where either husband and wife or a group of abducted victims were brutally killed by the criminals.

SaharaReporters reported in January 2025 that Gentle, the Commander of the Biafran Liberation Army, a group of gunmen terrorising South-East under the control of now-imprisoned Finland-based Biafran Nation agitator, Simon Ekpa, vowed to continue unleashing terror in the region until he brings Nigeria down.

In two brief videos shared on X by @KizyUzoma, a man identifying himself as Gentle, who has been on the Nigerian security agencies' wanted list, stated that he does not operate from any camp.

He vowed to continue fighting until he brings Nigeria down.

He questioned why Nigerian security forces are searching for him, claiming that he is not a Nigerian and can never be killed.

In March 2025, SaharaReporters reported that IPOB called for an independent investigation into alleged extrajudicial killings in the Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State.

IPOB alleged that a group called the Biafra Liberation Army was recruited and armed by the Nigerian government to impersonate ESN.

The group contended that the army was used to create violence and provide justification for terrorism charges against its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in detention for nearly four years.

The group further claimed that it had previously identified key criminal elements operating from the notorious “Mother Valley” camp in Orsu and Okigwe, and questioned why it took the Nigerian Joint Security Taskforce over three years to act against them.

The group also called for an extension of security operations to the Aku forest in Okigwe, where another alleged commander, identified as “Gentle Yahoo,” is said to be operating.

The group also called for an extension of security operations to the Aku forest in Okigwe, where another alleged commander, identified as “Gentle Yahoo,” is said to be operating.

sreamsense:
Even if there is no single security from federal government, you can't even secure yourselves? Just imagine Igbos killing Igbos! What a barbaric wickedness! Soludo was right when he talked about 99.99% criminality in the zone is home grown. Able Igbo men and women had been killed and wasted to the extent police, millitary can't get any more enough youths to recruit. You better keep thanking Tinubu that broke the backbone of IPOB and set people free from Monday Monday imprisonment
Too much wickedness in that land!

Godfullsam:
What would have been the condition of the SE without these many military and police check points can best be imagined.

The SE would be worse than Gaza and Palestine combined.

jmoore:
With thousands of checkpoints in southeast by police and army, you wonder why such activities go on for years without any intervention.

Why is security like rocket science in Nigeria?

Is the forest or valley bigger than sambisa forest?

Ordinary drones for surveillance, police no fit get am.

SmartPolician:
Nnamdi Kanu has succeeded in brainwashing and indoctrinating many jobless youths in the SE region. Now, these ignoramuses are being armed in the name of fighting for Biafra they obviously cannot get through violence.

The most annoying part is that they don't listen to advice; the only language they understand is violence and insults. They are all over social media. The corpses recovered are probably those of people they considered as sabo (saboteurs) for standing up against their senseless secession struggle.

Putinofrussia:
Has Israel defeated or captured Hamas with all the tech in the world from USA,UK,Germany,France etc and themselves.

Israel is using Hamas as a reason to annex GAZA...if you dont see the picture..then i am not surprised that you are a TINUBU Supporter.

Putinofrussia:
Has Israel defeated or captured Hamas with all the tech in the world from USA,UK,Germany,France etc and themselves even in that small enclave surrounded and monitored by Israel.

UNITY BEGGING IS PETTY.

Give them their BIAFRA so you can enjoy SKULL MINING EPIDEMIC IN THE SW Alone!!!

SOKA forest is crying for redemption!!!

Godfullsam:
If the SE were given their imaginary Biafra nation today, they will help themselves to destroy themselves.

Nigeria is not the problem of these people. They are their own problem.

I listened to radio Biafra some times ago, I just concluded that Nnamdi kanu doesn't love ndigbos.

He was acting like someone paid to destroy that region completely.

BAYO ONANUGA insulting BUHARI is LOVE

SAM OMATSEYE INSULTING BUHARI IS LOVE.

The fact that they couldn't insult him when he was alive, but did so when he died shows how YORUBA people are

Clap for yourself..Awon lover!!

madridguy:
I saw the video and I couldn't believe what the SE has become due to their anger for Baba Buhari.

chopnaira:
Abia Security Operatives Uncover 34 Decaying Corpses Of Victims Allegedly Killed By Notorious Criminals In Abia-Imo Border Forest


https://saharareporters.com/2025/08/23/abia-security-operatives-uncover-34-decaying-corpses-victims-allegedly-killed-notorious

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omenka:
Gringori won't still bat an eyelid. Even if the number rises to 100 thousand, it'll still prompt as much reaction from him as would an ant that was ran over by a Dangote truck.

Just make the news about someone or something from another part of the country, fiam, he's there paying condolence visits and serving tables to fellow mourners. Afterwards, he'd put out one lengthy epistle for his mob to gobble on with ravenous vigour.

madridguy:
I saw the video and I couldn't believe what the SE has become due to their anger for Baba Buhari.

Godfullsam:
What would have been the condition of the SE without these many military and police check points can best be imagined.

The SE would be worse than Gaza and Palestine combined.