The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps arrested a 17 year old boy after he plotted to murder and rob a 63 year old cement dealer in Uyo, Akwa Ibom.
The boy lured the elderly man away from his shop under the false pretext that he had a lucrative business deal awaiting him at his step father’s residence.
NSCDC commander for AKS, Mr. Pedro Ideba recounts,
“On January 31, 2014, one Mr. Michael Ibrahim (17 years old), who hails from Mubi LGA of Adamawa State, was arrested for attempting to murder a man who owns a cement shop, Mr. Okon Ideh. Ibrahim’s stepfather used to send Michael to buy cement from the victim’s shop.
“So on the fateful day, Ibrahim went to Ideh shop. While staying in Ideh’s shop, Ibrahim saw the man open one of his drawers that contained huge sums of money. Ibrahim went out and planned how to get the money from Ideh’s drawer.
“Ibrahim later went back to Ideh’s shop and told him that a man that is connected to his stepfather wanted to buy 50 bags of cement. He told the victim that he (Ibrahim) could not carry the money for the 50 bags of cement as it was too much for him.
“He asked Ideh to follow him to his stepfather’s house at 93 Calabar-Itu Highway, near Itak Inyang to collect the money. The man, being a businessman, was excited and did not suspect any foul play.
“Ibrahim’s stepfather had gone to see one of his friends at Ewet Housing at this time and his mother was not also at home. Ibrahim went to the house with Ideh, and used his mother’s towel and her headgear to tie the man from behind.
“He confessed to us that if he had succeeded in killing Ideh, he would have rushed back to Ideh’s shop, taken the money and fled to Adamawa.”
The boy blamed his actions of the devil. He said, “I wanted to use the money to travel back to Adamawa to see my other family members. I did not know why I did this thing. It was the devil’s handiwork.”