The Rivers police spokesperson noted that the DNA samples would be compared with those obtained from relatives of the late DPO for identification.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Police have recovered the remains of the former Ahoada Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Rivers State, SP Bako Angbashim.
Angbashim was said to have been killed by infamous Iceland cult leader, Gift Okpara, popularly known as 2Baba.
The police later gunned down the criminal mastermind two years after a N100 million bounty was placed on him.
Spokesperson of Rivers State Police Command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Wednesday that the body of the DPO was found on March 10 following a joint search operation led by tactical squads and personnel from the Force Intelligence Bureau.
“The operation targeted the camp of the deceased cult leader located inside the forest of Odiemude community in Ahoada.
“Through diligent search efforts, a burial site within the gang’s shrine was discovered, where the remains of Angbashim were located and subsequently exhumed.
“One of the remains exhumed was the deceased skull, which has been taken to the mortuary for scientific examination and genetic testing,” she said.
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The Rivers police spokesperson noted that the DNA samples would be compared with those obtained from relatives of the late DPO for identification.
“In addition, we are working to locate and retrieve the remaining dismembered body parts that we suspect have been buried at undisclosed locations within the forest.
“It is important to note that 2Baba, the gang leader responsible for this heinous crime, met his end on February 17 during a planned assault by the Rivers State Police Command.
“After 2Baba’s death, his gang escaped with his body, but the police successfully recovered his remains buried inside a shallow grave in Ebrass forest after a seven-day intensive search,” she added.
Iringe-Koko said that a manhunt had been launched for the other members of the gang and assured of their arrest.
According to her, the Commissioner of Police in Rivers, Olatunji Disu, commended the officers involved in the operation and thanked the residents of the area for their support.