Crackdown on Cultists: Police Arrest 2 Linked to Slain Ahoada DPO
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of the notorious Iceland cult group, believed to be behind the brutal murder of Superintendent Bako Angbashim, a divisional police officer in Ahoada East Local Government Area.
Angbashim was ambushed and killed in September 2023 while returning from an operation. Following his death, Governor Siminalayi Fubara placed a N100 million bounty on Gift Okpara, also known as “2Baba,” the alleged leader of the gang. Okpara was later killed in a joint security operation in February 2024.
According to a statement by police spokesperson Grace Iringe-Koko, one of the suspects, Lovegod Goodluck, was apprehended on May 3 in Ikata Community, Ahoada East.
“On May 3, 2025, Operatives of the command received credible information regarding the whereabouts of a notorious cultist known as Aka ‘K1,’ a member of the late 2Baba Iceland cult group,” the statement read.
“The Police Operatives swiftly stormed the suspect’s camp in Ikata Community, Ahoada East LGA, and arrested one Lovegod Goodluck, a male resident of Ikata Community. During the operation, one locally made single-barrel gun and two live cartridges were recovered from him.”
A second suspect, Precious Olumini, who had earlier escaped arrest, was nabbed on June 13. Weapons, including an English-made pump-action gun and a locally made pistol, were recovered from him.
“During interrogation, suspects confessed to being members of the dreaded Iceland cult group that has been terrorizing the Ahoada-East axis of the State,” Iringe-Koko added.
Police say investigations are ongoing to capture more members of the gang and recover additional weapons.
