Ex-political Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak, has been shot dead in Owerri.

The chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was shot by gunmen in Imo State, the capital.

Eyewitness told The Nation Gulak was allegedly shot dead around 06:30am by gunmen at Amaekwemgba Junction,  Umueze Ezemba Community, a few poles to the airport.

He was reportedly accosted while driving from Enyiogugu Mbaise area towards the airport before his assailants blocked him and shot him twice on the head.

He was said to have died on the spot. Some people around the area alleged that the gunmen came in military camouflage

Meanwhile, Imo State Police Command has eventually confirmed the death of Ahmed Gulak in Imo State. Part of the Police Bulletin signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Bala Elkana, read: “On May 30, 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  State, Mr. Abutu Yaro, has directed a discreet investigation into the matter as Tactical and Special forces have been deployed to cordone off the area and arrest perpetrators.”

Source: drumnewsonline with reports from The Nation and Vanguard