Ahmed Gulak, former political adviser to ex-Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has been shot and killed.
Now, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Gulak was killed in Owerri, Imo State capital on Saturday night.
Sources said that he was ambushed while on his way to Sam Mbakwe International Cargo airport.
His motorcade was said to have been attacked in his vehicle – Camry – marked Texas BFT 2150, at a place called Obiagwa, close to the Airport.
The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Sp Bala Elkana said Gulak left his hotel room without informing them.
According to statement, “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 CP Abutu Yaro, fdc has directed a discreet investigation into the matter as Tactical and Special forces have been deployed to cordone the area and arrest perpetrators.”