Slain DPO: Gov Fubara paid our informant N100m, police confirm

Slain DPO: Gov Fubara paid our informant N100m, police confirm

The Rivers State Police Command says the state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has redeemed the N100m bounty on the head of a notorious cult leader, Gift Okpara, aka 2Baba, who alongside his gang members killed a Divisional Police Officer, Superintendent Bako Angbashin,  in the Oduemude area of the state.

The state Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, confirmed the development during a parade held in honour of the slain DPO at the state police headquarters on Saturday, adding that the corpse of the slain officer had been released to the family.

Disu said, “On March 25, 2024, the police killed the wanted cult leader during a raid in his hideout in the Idu-Ekpeye community in Ahoada, while his body was recovered a few days later in the Ibrass forest, in the Ahoada West Local Government Area of the state.

“I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, who kept his word and redeemed the N100m pledge to those who provided credible information that led to the neutralisation of the suspect, 2Baba, and the recovery of his corpse, which was hidden by his gang members. I also want to thank the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, for his encouragement and support throughout the operation.”

“He (Angbashin) was instrumental in arresting the notorious criminal, Boboski, who had terrorised motorists along the Akwa-Ibom section of the East-West Road, and restored order to Bori and its environs by eliminating all forms of cultism when he was the Divisional Police Officer in Bori.”

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Disu said  Angbashin’s gallantry and operational expertise led to his transfer to the Ahoada Division, where he was tasked with effecting the arrest of 2Baba.

He said, “He employed all his skills and experience to apprehend 2Baba and his associates alive and was on the verge of a breakthrough when he met the tragic event that resulted in his murder and dismemberment.