Police in Abuja have arrested a Nigerian Navy personnel, Abdul Rasheed Muhammad, for the murder of Aminu, the son of former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral I. I. Ibrahim (rtd).
Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, while parading the suspect on Wednesday, said the Naval officer killed Aminu and stole his car two weeks ago.
Confirming however that the deceased’s stolen car had been recovered, Igweh, said, “About two weeks ago, Aminu Ibrahim, the son of Vice Admiral I. I. Ibrahim (retd), a former Chief of Naval Staff, was robbed and killed in the Maitama area of Abuja, and his Prado SUV was taken. I want to inform you that Abdul Rasheed Muhammad, a serving Nigerian Navy personnel, committed the murder. He has confessed to the crime, and we have recovered the Prado Jeep.”
Muhammad told newsmen that said he’s a seaman in the Navy and deployed to the former Chief of Naval Staff’s residence.
According to him, “I work at the house. He wanted to go out at night, around 11:30. He said he needed security.
“So, I followed him with my gun. Along the way, he stopped to check his ATM, as if he was going to buy something.
“I thought maybe I was going to escort him to a market or somewhere. Then, when I came out through the other door, I shot him, took the car, and left. I’m a guard and a seaman in the Navy. He did not do anything to me; I killed him to steal his car.”
The FCT Police also paraded 94 members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, who were arrested following the death of two police officers on Sunday.
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