BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja
Fresh facts have emerged on why the family of legendary Singer, Innocent Idibia aka Tuface declared him missing.
This ugly incident propped up as Tuface had on January 26, 2025, announced a seperation from his wife, Annie via his Instagram handle.
He revealed that Annie and him had been separated for a while and already filed for a divorce.
News Rider reports that 'If Love Is A Crime' crooner had sought to marry Edo State lawmaker, Hon Natasha Irobosa Osawaru, a situation that confirmed his years of affairs with the lawmaker.
But Tuface's sudden disappearance from home and barrage of text messages as well as calls received by closed friends through his social media accounts requesting from financial assistance compelled the family to declare him missing.
In a petition signed by their lawyer, Wilson Anuge and addressed to the Department of State Services, the Idibia family noted that the singer had been missing since February 10, 2025.
The family noted that 2Baba left his residence on his loungewear, an indication that he was going for his habitual walk, but he never returned home.
"We are writing to urgently seek your assistance regarding a profoundly troubling situation involving a member of the Idibia family, Mr Innocent Idibia (also known as Tuface or 2Baba), whom our client reasonably believes has been missing since Monday, February 10, 2025.
"We believe that Mr Innocent left his residence in the early hours of 10 February 2025 in his loungewear, suggesting that he was going for his habitual walk, but he has not returned home since then. Despite the best efforts of his family, staff, and the management of his record label to reach or locate him—including contacting his friends and acquaintances—they have been unable to establish any contact or ascertain his whereabouts.
"This disturbing situation, coupled with the fact that those who should have heard from him have not done so for over 72 hours, has left his entire family deeply concerned," the petition read.
The family hinted that Tuface had never gone missing before, nor had he ever abandoned his work for such an extended period, adding that it was out of character for him to be completely out of touch.
On messages received by Tuface's close friends, the family said: "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, actively manipulating him to exploit his contacts for monetary gain.
"The implications of this situation are grave, and the possibility of foul play or coercion cannot be overlooked. 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.”
"It is worthy of note that the victim is a legend and holds a celebrity status in the Nigerian music industry, with countless youths and citizens looking up to him—not to mention his wife, children, relatives, and employees, who are now traumatised. His musical empire has also been left in a state of paralysis 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."
However, on February 15, a video which trended online showed Tuface and Natasha in a hair shop, where the lovebirds hugged each other.
Since the incident, Tuface has not released a statement to counter the family's claims on why he absconded from home.
The public display between the lovebirds compelled Mrs Rose Idibia, Tuface's mother to beg Hon Natasha to remove the spell she cast on his son, despite allegations that the lawmaker is pregnant for his son.
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