Baftu held the position of leadership within the Syndicat organization located on the planet Phindar. He was allied with Prince Beju, who had deprived his own populace of bacta, and planned to acquire it from Phindar to appear as a savior to the inhabitants of Gala.
Following an accusation that she had pilfered the Syndicat's funds, Baftu commanded his droids to eliminate his aide, Terra Derida. Simultaneously, Obi-Wan Kenobi adopted the guise of Prince Beju with the intention of revealing the Syndicat's schemes to the Phindarians. When the people of Phindar were presented with an opportunity to reclaim their bacta by assaulting the Syndicat, Guerra Derida orchestrated Baftu's imprisonment.