The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has 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 (retd),Daily Trust reports.
While parading the suspect on Wednesday in Abuja, FCT Police Commissioner, CP Benneth Igweh, stated that Muhammad killed Aminu and stole his car two weeks ago.
According to Igweh, the stolen vehicle has since been recovered.
“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. Abdul Rasheed Muhammad, a serving Nigerian Navy personnel, committed the murder. He has confessed to the crime, and we have recovered the Prado Jeep,” Igweh said.
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Speaking with newsmen, Muhammad, who is a seaman in the Navy, revealed that he had been deployed to the residence of the former Chief of Naval Staff.
“I work at the house. He wanted to go out at night, around 11:30, and asked for security, so I accompanied him with my gun. Along the way, he stopped to check his ATM, as if he was going to buy something. I thought I was going to escort him to a market or somewhere, but when I stepped out of the car, I shot him, took the car, and left. I’m a guard and a seaman in the Navy. He did nothing to me; I killed him to steal his car,” Muhammad confessed.
