By our reporter| A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and former aide of former president Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak was on Saturday night killed by gunmen around Umueze Obiangwu in Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area.
Gulak who was believed trailed by his assailants from his hotel was heading to the airport when he was attacked and killed.
Details of the incident are still sketchy but a Facebook post by one of his friends, Umar Ardo, confirming the incident read, “I just confirmed the sad and gruesome death of my friend and classmate, the former Hon. Speaker of the Adamawa State Assembly, former Special Assistant Political to President Goodluck Jonathan, Barr Ahmed Ali Gulak was said to have been killed last night by unknown gunmen in Owerri, Imo State.”
The Imo state police command spokesman, Bala Elkana who also confirmed the attack on the politician in a statement said, he left for the airport without security escorts.
“He left without any security escorts and while the cab driver took an irregular route to the airport, six armed bandits who rode in a Toyota Sienna intercepted, identified, and shot at Ahmed Gulak,” Elkana said.
According to him, the state commissioner of police, Abutu Yaro has directed “a discreet investigation into the matter as Tactical and Special forces have been deployed to cordon the area and arrest perpetrators.”
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