Man, 23 kills 90-year old father in Kwara over ATM card
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Kwara
A 23-old man, Ibrahim Hassan has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing his 90 years old father, Sabi Ibrahim
The suspect was paraded by men of the Kwara State Police Command on Thursday.
The incident took place at Ajibesin Area, along Okolowo, Kwara State.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ajayi Okasanmi said: “On 5/8/2022, one Aishat Ibrahim reported a case of a missing person (her father), one Sabi Ibrahim, a 90 years old retired army corporal to the police command. The circumstances of his disappearance elicited suspicion hence the resolve of the Command to get to the root of it.
“Investigation into the matter led to the arrest of Ibrahim Hassan, a biological son of the missing old man.
“During investigation, the suspect confessed to have administered paracetamol injection mixed with other substances on his father, who became weak and dizzy immediately after the injection. This he did after coming from the bank where he took his father to renew and collect his ATM card, took the father on a motorcycle he borrowed to an isolated uncompleted building and strangulated his father to death.
“He dug a shallow grave where he buried his father after dispossessing him of the Wema Bank ATM card they went to the bank to collect.
He escaped to Kaduna State and started withdrawing from his late father’s account. He withdrew N59,000. He stated further that the purpose of killing his father was to dispossess him of the ATM card since he already knows the pin.
“He also sold the borrowed motorcycle and eloped to Kaduna State where he was eventually arrested.”
The PPRO disclosed that the ATM card and the stolen motorcycle have been recovered while the suspect would soon be charged to court.
