The Imo State Police Command has said that the murdered politician, Ahmad Gulak travelled to the Owerri airport without security escort before he was ambushed and killed by unknown gunmen on Sunday morning.
Below is the full statement:
IMO STATE POLICE COMMAND
30 MAY 2021
MURDER OF AHMED GULAK BY ARMED BANDITS
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 CP Abutu Yaro, fdc has directed a discreet investigation into the matter as Tactical and Special forces have been deployed to cordon off the area and arrest perpetrators.
Sp Bala Elkana
Police Public Relations Officer
For: Commissioner of Police ,Imo State Police Command.
Meanwhile a gory video clip of Gulak’s body lying in a pool of blood is now circulating online.
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