The Kwara State Police Command, on Thursday, paraded a son, Ibrahim Hassan, aged 23, who allegedly killed his 90-year-old father, Sabi Ibrahim.
The victim was said to be a retired Corporal of the Nigerian Army.
Hassan allegedly killed his biological father on Monday, August 5, 2022 after administering a paracetamol injection on the deceased and strangulated him. He thereafter buried the old man in a shallow grave inside an uncompleted building.
According to the Command's Spokesperson, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, the crime took place at Ajibesin area, along Okolowo Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State.
He said that the police resolved to get to the root of the matter following the suspicion that trailed the circumstances of the deceased’s disappearance.
Ajayi said: “Investigation into the matter led to the arrest of one Ibrahim Hassan ‘M’, 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."
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) added that the suspect confessed that the purpose of killing his father was to dispossess him of the automated teller machine (ATM) card since he already knew the personal identification number (PIN).
Ajayi stated that the suspect also sold the motorcycle he borrowed to perpetrate the crime before escaping to Kaduna where he was eventually arrested.
"He escaped to Kaduna state and started withdrawing from his late father's account, he withdrew a total sum of #59,000. He stated further that the purpose of killing his father was to dispossess him of the ATM card since he already know the pin. He also sold the borrowed motorcycle and eloped to Kaduna state where he was eventually arrested.The ATM card and the stolen motorcycle have been recovered."
The PPRO added that the suspect would soon be charged to court.