Nigerian music legend, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has been declared missing by his family, sparking widespread concern among fans and industry colleagues.
According to a petition submitted by his family’s legal representatives, Anuge, Anuge & Co., the award-winning artist was last seen on Monday, February 10, 2025, after leaving his residence for a routine morning walk. Disturbingly, he never returned home, and all efforts to reach him have been unsuccessful.
The letter, addressed to the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), outlined the family’s growing fears, particularly after receiving suspicious messages from what appeared to be 2Baba’s social media accounts, soliciting financial assistance. The family suspects foul play, raising the possibility that he may have been abducted and that his identity has been compromised.
“Mr. Innocent is a responsible individual, a family man, and a dedicated artist. His sudden disappearance without any word has raised significant alarm,” the legal document stated.
The petition further revealed that 2Baba, known for his global influence in Afrobeats, left home unaccompanied by his usual security team or personal assistant on the day he disappeared. Given his status, the unusual circumstances surrounding his absence have heightened fears of a potential abduction.
“His wife, children, relatives, and employees have become traumatized, and his musical empire has now been rendered comatose as a direct consequence of this alarming situation,” the statement added.
The Idibia family is now calling on the DSS and law enforcement agencies to launch an urgent investigation to locate and rescue the music star.
Date: 7th February 2025
To: The Director General, Department of State Services, Ikoyi, Lagos State.
Subject: 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, 10th February 2025.
It is our brief that Mr. Innocent left his residence in the early hours of 10th February 2025 in his loungewear, suggesting that he was going on his habitual walk but never returned home since then. Despite the best efforts of members of his family, staff, and management of his record label to locate him, including reaching out to 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 international acclaim. By reason of his celebrity status, it is established protocol 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 who 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 craft. His sudden disappearance without any word has raised significant alarm among his family and friends.
Adding to the family’s distress, several of his close friends 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 his identity may have been compromised and that someone may have abducted him and is actively manipulating him to exploit his contacts for monetary gain.
It is worthy of note that the victim is a legend and holds a celebrity status in the Nigerian music industry. His wife, children, relatives, and employees have become traumatized, and his musical empire has now been rendered comatose as a direct consequence of the suspect’s criminal act of abducting him 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.
For: Anuge, Anuge & Co.
Wilson Anuge Esq.)
