A seaman with the Nigerian Navy, Abdul Rasheed Muhammad, has been arrested for the murder of Aminu, the son of former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral I. I. Ibrahim.
Mr. Bennett Igweh, the Federal Capital Territory Police Commissioner, announced this at a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday that Muhammad is alleged to have fatally shot Aminu and stolen his SUV about two weeks ago.
Igweh, however, confirmed that the SUV had been recovered and that the suspect, a guard at the Naval Chief’s house has confessed to the crime.
He 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.”
The suspect disclosed that he serves as a seaman in the Nigerian Navy and was deployed to the official residence of the former Chief of Naval Staff.
He said: “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.”
In another development, 94 people associated with the Islamic Movement of Nigeria were paraded before newsmen having been taken into custody in connection with the fatal incident involving two police officers that occurred on Sunday.
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