Reports are circulating that notorious cult leader David Gift Opara, alias 2Baba, may have been killed during a police raid on Saturday afternoon. 2Baba has been the prime suspect in the murder of Superintendent Bako Angbashim, the Divisional Police Officer of Ahoada Division, five months ago.
Rivers State police operational teams allegedly raided a hideout belonging to 2Baba in the Idu-Ekpeye area of Ahoada East Local Government. Since the rumors began spreading on Saturday of the cult kingpin potentially being killed in the raid, journalists have been urging the police command for official confirmation, but none has been given so far.
2Baba is wanted for the murder of Angbashim as well as the theft of four 20KVA generators back in September 2022. At that time, 2Baba had seized the generators from a company intending to use them in the Odiemude community, and demanded a 20 million naira "marching ground fee" before releasing them back to the company.
Recently, the Rivers State Police Commissioner Tunji Disu had said the force was closing in on capturing 2Baba. When handing over the recovered generators a few days ago, Disu's deputy Olubenga Adepoju vowed that the five-month hunt for 2Baba would soon yield results.
Somes sources claim that
“2Baba was hit severally with bullets alongside some of his loyalists.
“2Baba fell flat on the ground, but some of his boys quickly took him away. The police is still moving in to get his corpse.
While details remain uncertain, sources close to the police have confirmed there was a major raid at 2Baba's hideout on Saturday afternoon. However, official confirmation from the authorities is still forthcoming regarding whether 2Baba was actually killed in this operation. The police's pursuit of this notorious cult figure is ongoing.