A kidnap and murder suspect, Ibrahim, who is currently cooling off his heels in police custody, said the only offence his blood brother, Kadade Abdullahi ‘committed’ is that their father trusted him (Kadade) more than him (Ibrahim).
The 20-year-old Ibrahim was recently arrested by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team attached to Operation Puff Adder at Kateri Annex in Kaduna State.
Ibrahim and his late brother were said to be indigenes of Amana maiKasuwa village in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
It was in the village that the police operatives, upon intelligence gathering, arrested the suspect and one Hassan Amadu, 22, with the support of local vigilantes.
During the week, according to City Round, Ibrahim said he belonged to a gang which specialised in armed robbery, kidnapping and cattle rustling.
He stated that he hired assassins, with the help of his gang members, to kill Kadade because their father trusted his late brother more than him.
He cited that recently when their father sold cows worth N1.7m, the money was kept in Kadade’s custody.
He said this angered him, so he approached Amadu, a native of Rinji village in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State and explained to him of his intention to kill his elder brother.
Ibrahim said Amadu helped him to hire four assassins, identified as Kiri Jumare, Auwalu, Nakaduwa and Yellow.
The suspect said after the arrangement was concluded, the assassins invaded his late brother’s residence, where they killed him.
Ibrahim said, “My brother sold some cows for my father and made N1.7m. He came back and started making a noise about it. My father was happy about it and asked him (Kadade) to keep the money. I expected him to share the money between us but he asked my brother to take it to the bank the next day.
“I was so broke that day and asked my father for money. He started insulting me and asked me to learn to be responsible like Kadade. I was bitter and immediately called Haruna (Amadu) and told him about the money in our house.
“I told them (Amadu and the hired assassins) to come that night and kill my brother. I thought that his death would make my father allow me to control some of his businesses. That night, around 12 midnight, about five of them came. They knocked on my window as a sign to let me know that they were around. They searched everywhere for my brother and when they found him, they killed him as I instructed. My father was devastated but I consoled him that it was Allah’s wish.”