A 44-year-old
man, identified as Sunday Ibrahim, has alleged strangled his 14-year-old son,
Musa Ibrahim, to death, following the dissolution of the couple’s marriage by a
court in Abuja.
His act, which
happened in Kabusa village in Apo area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT,
Abuja, was said to be an ‘unimaginable show of heartlessness and an extreme
case of hatred for his ex-spouse’, the Sun is reporting.
The FCT
Commissioner of Police, CP, Mohammed Mustapha, confirmed the incident on
Friday, saying the court granted the ex-wife custody of the couple’s children.
According to
him, Ibrahim’s primary reason for the abominable act was to cause the ex-wife
absolute heartbreak and ensure that she would never see the teenage son again.
The CP said,
“After killing the son, Ibrahim ran to the house of his uncle, Haruna Isah, who
resides at Airport road, Abuja, to confess that he had killed Musa.
“Isah promptly
reported the matter at the Ido Police Station. He also arrested Ibrahim and
handed him over to the Apo Police Station, from where the case was subsequently
transferred to the homicide section of the FCT Criminal Investigation
Department of the police command.
“When
detectives took Ibrahim back to his residence to conduct a search, they
discovered the sandals of the deceased teenager in the father’s room,” the CP
stated, assuring that the suspect would be charged to court soon.
Isah, on his
part, recalled that he brought him (the suspect) to Abuja and trained him.
He said, “I
was aware that his wife was no longer with him again. It was one fateful day
that Sunday Ibrahim came to my house early in the morning and confessed to me
that he had strangled his son, Musa Ibrahim, and wanted me to help him.
“I was deeply
shocked and momentarily confused. When I regained my sense, I quickly ran to
Ido police station on airport road to make a report.
“I also
arrested him and handed him over to the police. In the statement he made to the
police, he said he did it to punish his ex-wife,” Isah confirmed.
Meanwhile,
reports say Ibrahim had previously attempted to kill his 17-year-old daughter,
Maimuna Ibrahim, by serving her poisoned food, although, she did not eat the
food, after which Ibrahim threw the poisoned food away.
Speaking on
the incident, Ibrahim’s ex-wife, Zanaib Ibrahim said, “I sued my former husband
for divorce and the court dissolved our marriage in 2015.
“The court
granted me custody of our six children, to take care of them. But my ex-husband
had been monitoring Musa.
“He went to
where the boy was learning tailoring and bought him suya and soft drink, which
he used to deceive and lure him away and then strangled him.
“He did it to
punish me. I waited for my late son but I didn’t see him,” she sobbed and
continued, saying, “I went to meet the man who was training him, Umar
Maitalata, who told me that my ex-husband took him away after the close of
work.
“I called my
ex-husband’s phone four times but he refused to pick my calls.
“The following
day, I saw him and asked about my late son. He said that the boy was dead; it
was somebody who showed me the corpse of my son at Kabusa farm.
“My ex-husband
is an evil person and not a responsible husband. He attempted to poison my
first daughter Maimuna, but she noticed the poison in the food and did not eat
it.
“I want
justice to be done over the death of my late son Musa Ibrahim,” she lamented.
In his
confession, Ibrahim, an indigene of Adari Local Government Area, Kogi State
said, “I was having misunderstanding with my wife.
“She was not
contented with the money I gave her. Then, suddenly she packed her things and
left my house. She sued for divorce and the court dissolved the marriage.
“So I took our
son Musa to Ondo, to hide him there. But she traced him to the place and took
him back and registered him to learn tailoring.
“I went to
where Musa was learning the trade. I bought suya and soft drink for him and
then took him away.
“I strangled
my son, Musa, to punish my ex-wife.
“Immediately
after killing him, I ran to a native doctor to perform some rituals for me. I
also ran to my uncle, Haruna Isah and confessed to him that I had strangled my
son and he got me arrested.
“I want my
family to forgive me for the evil I have done,” the suspect pleaded.
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