A Nigerian Naval officer, Abdul Rasheed Muhammad, has been arrested for the murder of Aminu Ibrahim, the son of retired Vice Admiral I. I. Ibrahim, who was the former Chief of Naval Staff.
On Wednesday, the Commissioner of Police in Abuja, Bennett Igweh, revealed that Muhammad killed Aminu two weeks ago and stole his car. The police have now recovered the stolen car.
“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,” Commissioner Igweh said.
Muhammad, who worked as a security guard at the former Naval Chief’s residence, confessed to the crime when speaking to journalists. 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 addition, 94 members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria were also arrested after two police officers died on Sunday.
More details to come…
