BREAKING: Police Arrest Navy Personnel for Murder Of Ex-Naval Chief’s Son In Abuja
A Nigerian Navy personnel, Abdul Rasheed Muhammad, has been arrested for the murder of Aminu Ibrahim, the son of former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral I. I. Ibrahim (retd). The arrest was announced on Wednesday by the Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory, Bennett Igweh, during a press briefing in Abuja.
Igweh revealed that the incident occurred two weeks ago in the Maitama area of Abuja, where Aminu was robbed and killed, and his Prado SUV was stolen. The commissioner confirmed that 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. 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,” Igweh stated.
During the briefing, Muhammad, who serves as a seaman in the Navy and was deployed to the former Chief of Naval Staff’s residence, confessed to the crime. He recounted the events leading up to the murder, explaining that on the night of the incident, he accompanied Aminu, who requested security as he planned to go out around 11:30 PM. Muhammad followed him with his service weapon.
“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,” Muhammad said.
He admitted that upon reaching the ATM, he made a sudden and unprovoked decision to kill Aminu, shooting him before stealing the vehicle. “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,” Muhammad confessed.
The case is under investigation as authorities continue to gather more information surrounding the tragic event.
