A serving Nigerian Navy personnel, Abdul Rasheed Muhammad, has been arrested for the murder of Aminu, the son of former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral I. I. Ibrahim (retd).
The Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, paraded the suspect on Wednesday in Abuja, stating that Muhammad killed Aminu two weeks ago and stole his Prado SUV, which has since been recovered.
Muhammad, a seaman deployed to the former Chief of Naval Staff’s residence, confessed to the crime, revealing that he shot Aminu while escorting him at night, then stole his car.
He claimed that Aminu did not provoke him, and he committed the crime solely to steal the vehicle.
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.”
Additionally, 94 members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria were paraded in connection with the death of two police officers on Sunday. Further details are forthcoming.
