Family of Nigerian music icon Innocent Ujah Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS) for help, claiming the singer is missing and might have been abducted by an unnamed individual.
The petition, filed on Friday, February 14th, follows a viral video showing 2Baba’s mother crying out online to beg Edo State Assembly lawmaker, Natasha Osawaru, to leave her son alone, revealing that the singer is not in the right frame of mind.
Subsequently, the family backed the singer’s mother, disclosing that the 50-year-old 2Baba has been missing since Monday, February 10, 2025.
According to them, 2Baba typically moves with security guards, but on the day he reportedly disappeared, he left the house unaccompanied.
“It is our beef that Mr. Innocent left his residence in the early hours of 10 February, 2025 in his loungewear suggestive that he was going on his habitual walk but never returned home since then,” the petition partly reads, suggesting that “that someone may have abducted him.”
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The document, sighted by our correspondent, also revealed the family’s growing concern over messages allegedly soliciting funds were sent from 2Baba’s social media accounts. They emphasised his financial independence, suggesting these requests were suspicious and hinting at possible foul play.
Meanwhile, Tribune Online reported on Thursday that 2Baba proposed to his new lover, Honorable Natasha Osawaru, amidst an ongoing divorce saga with his wife, Annie Macaulay-Idibia.
The petition reads in full,
”PETITION FOR THE INTERVENTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE SERVICES REGARDING THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MR. INNOCENT IDIBIA
- We are Solicitors to the Idibia Family (hereafter, “Our Clients”), on whose firm instruction we write
- We are writing to urgently seek your assistance regarding a deeply troubling situation involving a member of the idibia Family, Mr. Innocent Idibia (also known as Tuface or 2Baba), who our clients reasonably believe may be missing since Monday 10 February, 2025
- It is our beef that Mr. Innocent left his residence in the early hours of 10 February, 2025 in his loungewear suggestive that he was going on his habitual walk but never returned home since then. Despite the best efforts of members of his family, his staff and management of his Record Label to reach or locate him, including reaching out to his friends, and acquaintances; they have been unable to establish any contact or ascertain his whereabouts.
- Mr. Innocent is a Nigerian recording and award winning Artist of Intemational acclaim. By reason of his celebrity status, it is established protoeni for Mr. Innocent to be accompanied by protective guards wherever he goes. However, on the day he was last seen, he left his residence unaccompanied by his protective guards, his Personal Assistant or any of his staff. This disturbing discovery and the fact that those wha ought to hear from him, have not heard from him for over 72 hours, has left his entire family deeply concerned.
- Mr. Innocent is a responsible individual, a family man and a dedicated Artist who is very passionate about his art and often dedicates the better part of his time to song writing, recording and other studio related activities. He has never gone missing before nor has he ever abandoned his work for such protracted hours. His sudden disappearance without word has raised significant alarm among his family and friends who are particularly concemed about his wellbeing, given that it is out of character for him to be out of touch for such an extended period.
- Adding to the family’s distress, are the calls from several of his close friends that have received messages from what appears to be his social media accounts soliciting financial assistance. These messages are alarming, as Mr, Innocent is financially independent and has never required assistance in such a manner. This has led his family to suspect that hin identity may have been compromised, and that someone may have abducted him and is actively manipulating him to exploit his contacts fo monetary gain,
- The implications of this situation are gritve, and the possibility of foul play or coercion cannot be overioniked. As a family, our clients are deeply worried not only about his physical safety but also about the potential misuse of his identity while he remains unaccounted for
- in light of the above, I eamestly request the intervention of the Department of State Services to assist in locating Mr. Innocent. The Services resources and expertise in handling issues of personal safety, coercion
- It is worthy of note that the Victim is a legend and holds a celebrity status in the Nigerian Music Industry, and whom countless youths and citizens emulate, not to mention the Victim’s wife, children, relations and employees who have become traumatized, and his musical empire which is now rendered comatose as a direct consequence of the Suspect’s criminal act of abducting the Victim and rendering him incommunicado.
”Our humble request is that you intervene urgently to investigate, locate and rescue the Victim from wherever the Suspect is currently detaining him.
”We anticipate your unalloyed cooperation in this regard.”
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