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Graphic: Nigerian troops discover 23 human skulls, skeleton, body parts in militants' shrines in Cross River State

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Troops of Operation DELTA SAFE said it discovered four militant shrines with 23 human skulls in various stages of decomposition, one complete human skeleton, and several other human body parts in Bakassi and Akpabuyo Local Government Areas of Cross River State. According to official statement issued on Thursday, October 27th by the group?s Acting Commander, Brigadier General Kevin Aligbe, the shrines were destroyed as troops continue the search for the perpetrators of these heinous acts. In a related development, other troops of the command in Bayelsa State arrested 44 members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) at Lakeview Club on Mabinton Estate, who were planning to establish the Bayelsa State Chapter of the group and disrupt public peace within the Joint Operations Area of Operation DELTA SAFE. "They were duly arrested and have been handed over to relevant authorities for further investigations. The unity of Nigeria is non?negotiable and sacrosanct. Hence any