Police Gun Down Ahmed Gulak’s Killers In Shoot Out, Recover Ammunition And Vehicles

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Police Gun Down Ahmed Gulak’s Killers, Recover Ammunition And VehiclesImo State Police Command has neutralised the killers of a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Gulak, as well as recovered ammunition and vehicles from them.

A statement issued by the police on Sunday night noted that some of the arms recovered from the attackers included three AK 47 rifles, one pistol, five AK 47 magazines with 92 rounds of live ammunition.

MDB reported that the APC chieftain was shot dead on Sunday during a visit to Imo state on the invite of some Northern groups in the state.

Gulak was killed around Umueze Obiangwu in Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area close to the Sam Mbakwe Airport road in Owerri.

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According to Imo State Police Command have on Sunday, May 30 confirmed the killing of All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Ahmed Gulak, in Owerri.

Bala Elkana, Police Public Relations Officer for the Command, in a statement issued blamed the slain politician for moving without escorts after he left his hotel room.

He stated that Gulak was in a cab with two other passengers on their way to Sam Mbakwe airport when the incident occurred.

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According to police statement;

Eyewitness account, especially the account given by the driver of the vehicle that was conveying Ahmed Gulak to the Airport before the attack, gave a vivid description of the assailants and the vehicles they used in carrying out the attack.

The assailants were said to have used a Toyota Camry 2005 model with silver color; Toyota Sienna 1998 Model with golden color; Toyota Hilux with white color; and a Lexus RX 330 with golden Color. (Registration numbers are withheld for security reasons).

It added;

Having established the identity of the assailants and the description of the vehicles used in carrying out the attack, the teams further got details of the direction the hoodlums have taken. With further leads, the team was able to establish the location of the suspects.

The suspects were rounded up at Afor Enyiogugu junction in Aboh-Mbaise Local Government Area. The hoodlums were met distributing onions to locals from a trailer they confiscated. The trailer was loaded with onions from the Northern region of Nigeria.

It explained that on sighting the police, the hoodlums providing security coverage to those sharing the onions opened fire on the Police teams.

Imo police command added;

The gallant and battle-ready Police Officers swiftly returned the fire. The six hoodlums who carried out the killings and four other members of their gang were fatally injured. Three out of the four vehicles used in attacking Gulak were recovered.

Gulak, who was a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, was trailed from his hotel room to the spot where he was killed.

The statement added;

The assailants were identified as members of the proscribed IPOB and ESN. The driver who drove late Ahmed Gulak and a co- victim who survived have all identified the dead body of the IPOB/ESN members positively as their attackers and also identified the three vehicles recovered as those used by the attackers.

Commissioner of Police Imo State, CP Abutu Yaro, fdc commended the gallant effort of the team and admonished them to continue to protect the public space.

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