The Imo State Police Command has confirmed the death of a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak.
Gulak was assassinated by unknown gunmen in the early hours of Sunday.
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A statement by the Command’s PRO, Bala Elkana, said that the armed bandits intercepted and attacked a Toyota Camry cab carrying Ahmed Gulak and two others around 7:25 am.
The statement said that they were on their way to Sam Mbakwe Airport to catch a flight before the incident happened.
It read, “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.
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“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, 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.”
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