A serving member of the Nigerian Navy, Abdul Rasheed Muhammad, has been arrested for the murder of Aminu Ibrahim, son of retired Vice Admiral I. I. Ibrahim, a former Chief of Naval Staff.
According to The PUNCH, the arrest was announced on Wednesday by the Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory, Bennett Igweh, during a press briefing in Abuja.
According to Commissioner Igweh, Muhammad, who was a guard deployed to the residence of Vice Admiral I. I. Ibrahim, confessed to killing Aminu and stealing his Prado SUV about two weeks ago in the Maitama area of Abuja.
“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,” Igweh stated.
“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, speaking to journalists, admitted his involvement in the crime, revealing that he had no personal grievance against Aminu but acted purely out of a desire to steal the vehicle.
“I work at the house. He wanted to go out at night, around 11:30. He said he needed security,” Muhammad recounted.
“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 to Muhammad’s arrest, Commissioner Igweh also announced the detention of 94 members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria. These individuals were apprehended following a violent clash that resulted in the deaths of two police officers on Sunday
