Nigeria, Nov. 21 -- Residents of Okigwe and Arondizuogu communities in Imo have spoken out for the first time in condemnation of an era of terror that swept across the communities from 2015 to 2025, leaving an unforgettable memory of horror for them.

This dark era was characterized by a terrifying network of kidnap, torture and ritual killings that thrived in the forests of Okigwe and Arondizuogu, where armed gangs claiming to fight for Biafra independence butchered their victims and dumped them in mass graves.

Videos were obtained by The News Chronicle, where community vigilantes and local sources uncovered what is now being described as Imo's forest of skulls, a stretch between Nneator and Aku communities littered with human bones and...