By Moses Okorie
The Imo State Police Command have issued a press statement confirming the killing of a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Gulak, by some hoodlums in Owerri, the state capital.
According to the statement, which was issued by Sp Bala Elkana,Police Public Relations Officer on Sunday, May 30, 2021, “On the 30/5/2021, at about 07:20hrs, armed bandits intercepted and attacked a Toyota Camry cab carrying Ahmed Gulak and two others who were on their way to Sam Mbakwe Airport to catch a flight.
“Ahmed Gulak left his room at Protea Hotel without informing the Police nor sister agencies in view of the fragile security situation in the South East and Imo in particular.
“He left without any security escorts and while the cab driver took irregular route to the airport, six armed bandits who rode in a Toyota Sienna intercepted, identified and shot at Ahmed Gulak at around Umueze Obiangwu in Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area close to the Airport.
“The Commissioner of Police, Imo State, CP Abutu Yaro, has directed a discreet investigation into the matter as Tactical and Special forces have been deployed to cordone the area and arrest perpetrators.”
Gulak, a former appointee of ex-president Goodluck Jonathan defected to APC, and was the chairman of the Imo State APC primary election that saw the emergence of Governor Hope Uzodinma as the party’s candidate for the 2019 election.