A serving Nigerian Navy personnel, Abdul Rasheed Muhammad, has been arrested and charged with the murder of Aminu, the son of former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral I. I. Ibrahim (retd).
According to the Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, Muhammad was paraded on Wednesday for the crime, which occurred two weeks ago in the Maitama area of Abuja.
Igweh revealed that Muhammad not only took Aminu’s life but also stole his Prado SUV, which has since been recovered.
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.”
Speaking with journalists, Muhammad said he is a seaman deployed to the former Chief of Naval Staff’s residence.
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.”
94 members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria were also paraded for their alleged involvement in the death of two police officers on Sunday.
