Troops of Operation UDO KA have recovered and exhumed the remains of a community leader, Chief Ibe Anyadu of Aggah Community, Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State.
Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations 82 Division Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Colonel Olabisi Olalekan Ayeni, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, August 3, 2026 said the development follows intelligence obtained from suspects arrested over violent crimes in the South-East.
Anyadu was allegedly kidnapped and m8rdered by suspected members of the criminal gang.
According to the statement, one of the arrested suspects allegedly confessed during interrogation to participating in the k!lling of the late community leader and subsequently led troops to a shallow grave located in Umudike Forest, a known criminal hideout.
The Army said the remains were exhumed on August 2, 2026, in the presence of the deceased’s family, vigilante members from Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, and representatives of the Aggah and Umudike communities.
It added that the family provided a coffin and an ambulance to facilitate a dignified burial in accordance with local customs and traditions.
The statement noted that the arrests followed earlier intelligence-led operations that led to the apprehension of suspects linked to the k!lling of a Nigerian Army soldier and the recovery of stolen service weapons.
