In what could be said to be an unimaginable show of heartlessness and
an extreme case of hatred for an ex-spouse, 44-year-old Sunday Ibrahim,
is alleged to have strangled his 14-year-old son, Musa Ibrahim, to
spite his ex-wife, following the dissolution of the couple’s marriage by
a court in Abuja.
The abominable act happened in Kabusa village in Apo area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
As Sunday Sun learnt from the Commissioner of Police, FCT Police
Command, Mr. Mohammed Mustapha, the court granted the ex-wife custody of
the couple’s children. He said that 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.
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.
Shocked to the marrow, 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. Sunday Sun further gathered that Ibrahim had previously attempted
to kill his 17-year-old daughter, Maimuna Ibrahim, by serving her
poisoned food. Fortunately, her sixth sense saved her and she did not
eat the food. Ibrahim was said to have quickly thrown the poisoned food
away.
When she spoke with Sunday Sun reporter, 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. 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.”
She spoke further: “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.”
One of the uncles of Ibrahim, Haruna Isah, recalled that he brought him
to Abuja and trained him. He added: “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.
Corroborating the allegations made against him, Ibrahim 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.”
Ibrahim, who hails from Adari Local Government Area, Kogi State
explained: “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. I want my family to forgive me for the evil I have
done.”
The FCT police boss assured that the suspect would be charged to court soon.
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