An Abuja Taxi driver, Sikiru Lamidi, who was arrested by
detectives from Apo Divisional Police Station for allegedly killing a former
Nigerian ambassador to South Africa, Ngam Nwachukwu, on November 24, 2016, has
confessed to committing the said crime.
The suspect from Oyo State, was arrested at his home town
where he was hiding after selling Nwachukwu’s Lexus SUV with Abuja registration
number, YAB 938 MC to one Femi Adeyemi with forged documents.
The 75-year-old ex-Ambassador reportedly boarded the
Lamidi's cab on November 23, 2016 and in the course of taking him around
informed him about his car which had a mechanical fault.
The cab driver then offered to take deceased's car to his
brother, a mechanic, who could work on the car and it was decided that Lamidi
would come to the ex-ambassador’s house the following day.
The driver reportedly showed up at the ex-envoy’s residence
at Villa Nova Estate, Apo the following day as agreed.
According to Northern City News, the deceased lived alone and his security
guard, who doubled as an electrician, was also not in the house during Lamidi’s
visit.
Investigators stated that Nwachukwu offered the driver some
food but he declined while sitting across from him at the dining table.
“As the man was
eating, the suspect pounced on him and wrestled him to the floor and then
stabbed him in the neck with a pair of scissors. He stole the plasma television
and home theatre in the apartment and went away with the deceased’s Lexus SUV
which he sold for N1.480m to one Femi Adeyemi with forged documents,” an
investigator said.
According to Lamidi, he didn't know what came over him,
adding that he just found himself stabbing the septuagenarian until he died.
“After stabbing the
man, I felt terrible and guilty but there was nothing I could do to reverse the
situation,” he said.
After killing Nwachukwu, the suspect explained that he sold
the TV and home theatre audio system to a seller of fairly-used products at
Area 10, Abuja for N38,000.
He said that he kept the SUV in Sauka Village along Nnamdi
Azikiwe International Airport Road for two weeks before driving it to Oyo town.
The taxi driver said he gave the vehicle to one Okuta who
assisted him in forging the vehicle documents, adding that he compensated Okuta
with N380,000 after selling the vehicle.
“Out of the remaining N1.1m, I bought a motorcycle for
N180,000 and invested N500,000 in a cooperative society; I gave a car dealer
N500,000 to assist me in getting a car, but he defrauded me and didn’t provide
any vehicle,” Lamidi explained.
When asked if he had committed similar crimes before, the
suspect denied, saying it was his first time.
“I have not committed
any crime before; I blame the devil for this. Sometimes, I entertain negative
or diabolical thoughts, but I don’t smoke or drink,” he added.
This is beyond sad; To achieve so much in life, then one criminal will come and kill you just like that because of his greed...
May God deliver us from evil.
*Psalm 91*
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