Navy Personnel Arrested for Murder of Ex-Chief of Naval Staff’s Son, Car Theft

A Nigerian Navy personnel, Abdul Rasheed Muhammad, has been apprehended for the murder of Aminu, the son of former Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral I. I. Ibrahim (retd).

On Wednesday, during a press briefing in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, revealed that Muhammad was responsible for the killing of Aminu and the theft of his vehicle two weeks ago.

The stolen Prado SUV has since been recovered.

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Igweh stated, “Approximately two weeks ago, Aminu Ibrahim, the son of Vice Admiral I. I. Ibrahim (retd), was murdered and robbed in the Maitama area of Abuja, and his Prado SUV was taken. Abdul Rasheed Muhammad, a serving Nigerian Navy personnel, has confessed to the crime, and the vehicle has been recovered.”

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EKO HOT BLOG gathered that Muhammad, who is a seaman assigned to the residence of the former Chief of Naval Staff, told journalists, “I was working at the residence.

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Aminu wanted to go out around 11:30 PM and requested security. I accompanied him with my gun. During the trip, he stopped to check his ATM, which led me to believe we were heading to a market or somewhere similar.

When I exited through another door, I shot him, took his car, and left. I killed him to steal his vehicle. He did nothing to provoke this; I acted out of theft.”

In a related development, 94 members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria were also paraded, having been arrested in connection with the death of two police officers on Sunday.

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