The Rivers State Police Command has recovered the remains of SP Bako Angbashim, a former Divisional Police Officer ,DPO; of Ahoada Division in Rivers State who was murdered by Gift Okpara popularly known as 2Baba.
Police Public Relations Officer SP Grace Iringe-Koko in a statement, stated that on Sunday, March 10, 2024, a coordinated joint operation was carried out by tactical squads from the Rivers State Police Command and personnel from the Force Intelligence Bureau.
According to the statement,the operation targeted the camp of the deceased cult leader, 2Baba, situated within the forested region of Odiemude Community in Ahoada East Local Government Area.
During the operation, diligent search efforts led to the discovery of a burial site within the gang’s shrine, where the remains of the slain Police Officer, SP Bako Angbashim, was located and exhumed.
SP Iringe-Koko stated that the exhumed remains include the skull of the deceased. The recovered remains have been taken to the mortuary, where they will undergo scientific examination and genetic testing.
These tests aim to establish the identity of the remains through a meticulous comparison with samples obtained from the late officer’s relatives.
She stated that efforts are underway to locate and retrieve the remaining dismembered parts of SP. Angbashim’s body, suspected to have been buried at various undisclosed locations within the forest.
