IPOB not responsible for Gulak’s assassination - Gov Uzodimma

Governor Hope Uzodimma has dismissed reports that the recent killing of Ahmed Gulak, a former presidential aide was perpetrated by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) but noted that it had a political undertone.

Speaking at a press conference on Monday, May 31 in Owerri, the state capital, the Governor also debunked claims Galuk was killed by the Imo state police command.

Excerpts of the press statement by the Governor cited MyNigeria.com said: “Alhaji Ahmed Gulak was in Imo State for a national assignment. He came to Owerri with the Senate committee on constitutional amendment. Being a humble man, he chose to travel incognito according to his friend who was with him.

“Someone must have trailed him from the hotel to the airport. That is exactly why his gruesome murder appears to be a clear case of political assassination.”

The governor described the death of Gulak as very painful, saying the politician was his very close friend.

“The death of this compatriot is a personal loss to me because he was an invaluable friend and brother whose sense of justice, fairness, and uprightness endeared him to me. I was shocked to my marrows when the sad news of his callous murder was broken to me.”