Officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force under the leadership of the State Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu have paid their last respects to their fallen colleague, Bako Angbashim.

The funeral obsequies for the slain Police officer took place on Saturday, July 27, 2024 at the Police Officers Mess along Forces Avenue in Old GRA, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The late Bako Angbashim, a Superintendent of Police, during his lifetime tirelessly served in the Rivers State Police Command, dedicating himself to eradicating crime in the State before his untimely death in the hands of some hoodlums.

Bako, while alive was instrumental to arresting the notorious criminal, Boboski, who had terrorized 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 (DPO) at Bori in Khana LGA of the State.

Speaking at the event, the Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu noted that his gallantry and operational expertise led to his transfer to the Ahoada Division, where he was tasked with effecting the arrest of a most wanted criminal, Gift Opara, also known as 2Baba.

According to Disu, the deceased 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.

Following the gory incident, the Command was initially unable to recover the late SP Bako Angbashim’s remains but the CP, however, informed that the Police Command are now pleased to announce that they have successfully recovered his remains.

Investigations into the murder of the late SP Bako Angbashim led the Command to launch an assault on those responsible, 2Baba and his cohorts.

The operation resulted in the neutralization of the suspects and the subsequent recovery of remains believed to be those of the late officer.

To ensure closure for the bereaved family and the Police, a thorough examination was conducted to confirm the identity of the recovered remains.

In collaboration with the immediate family of the late SP Bako Angbashim, DNA samples were collected and analyzed by the Forensic Department at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon, Lagos.

After weeks of meticulous sample preparation and genetic matching, the results revealed a 99.99% probability that the DNA profile extracted from the recovered remains matched that of the deceased’s mother, Embegbu Angbashim, and brother, Timothy Angbashim.

This conclusively confirmed that the individual whose remains were submitted for examination was indeed the late SP Bako Angbashim.