- * Imo Police Command Orders Investigation
By Gloria Acholonu (Imo State Correspondent)
A yet to be identified gunmen, on Saturday night, shot dead Barrister Ahmed GULak, a former political adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.
The Chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was killed in Owerri, the Imo State capital.
The tragic news of Gulak's assassination was confirmed on Sunday by a close associate of the deceased politician and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa State, Dr. Umar Arɗo.
Dr Ardo revealed thus: “Inna lillahi wa inna illaihi rajiuun. Allahu Akbar.
"I just confirmed the sad and gruesome death of my friend and classmate, the former Hon. Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, former Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President and former Special Adviser Political to President Goodluck Jonathan, Barr. Ahmadu Ali Gulak.
“Barr Gulak was said to have been killed last night by unknown gunmen in Owerri, Imo State.
“May Allah (SWT) forgive his sins, bless his soul, and reward his good deeds with Aljannah on the Day of Resurrection. May Allah (SWT) also give all his children, relatives, friends, and loved ones, the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. And may Allah (SWT) bless us with faithful deaths when it is our turn to die. Ameen.
“Please let all and sundry accept my heartfelt sympathy over this personal painful experience even as I draw solace that he lived a good, helpful and productive life, well illustrated by the fact that he died while in service of his dear country".
Meanwhile, the Imo State Police Command has swiftly reacted to the gruesome murder of Ahmed Gulak, as the State Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, has ordered a full investigation into the killing.
According to a press statement on Sunday by the Imo State Police Public Relations Officer and a Superintendent of Police, Bala Elkana, the police command disclosed that "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 an 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 CP Abutu Yaro, fdc has directed a discreet investigation into the matter as Tactical and Special forces have been deployed to cordon the area and arrest perpetrators", the Imo Police Command stated. NNL.