Police arrest navy officer over killing of Ex-Chief of Naval Staff’s son, recover Prado SUV

Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command have arrested personnel of the Nigerian Navy, Abdul Rasheed Muhammad, over the death of Aminu, the son of former Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral I. I. Ibrahim (retd).

DAILY POST reports that Muhammad allegedly killed Aminu and stole his Prado SUV about two weeks ago in the Maitama area of the nation’s capital.

The FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Benneth Igweh, who gave the update on Wednesday while parading some suspects in Abuja, said the suspected killer was arrested and the vehicle was recovered.

According to the CP, operatives of the command, during a routine stop and search operation, accosted the suspect in a black-coloured Prado SUV.

He explained that the officers questioned the suspect but he was unable to give a satisfactory explanation as to how he came about the vehicle.

“Police operatives took him into custody and preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect was a seaman of the Nigerian Navy on guard duty at the residence of a Retired Naval officer, and the vehicle belonged to the late Aminu Ibrahim (the son of late Admiral I. Ibrahim, a former Chief of Naval Staff), who was killed and his Prado SUV snatched on 18/08/2024 at river Benue Street Maitama.

“While in custody, the suspect attempted to escape from Police custody but was promptly rearrested.

“The suspect freely confessed to being a member of a three-man gang that specializes in armed robbery/snatching of luxury vehicles and selling them off outside the FCT.

“They have carried out three operations successfully so far. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the remaining three gang members currently at large”.