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General News of Monday, 31 May 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

IPOB/ESN members murdered Ahmed Gulak - Imo State Police

Ahmed Gulak, Former presidential aide and inset of the killed assailants Ahmed Gulak, Former presidential aide and inset of the killed assailants

• Ahmed Gulak murdered on Sunday by gunmen

• Police claim killers are IPOB and ESN members

• Other ammunition and AK47 rifles were recovered


The Imo state police command has said that the killed assailants who murdered the former presidential aide, Ahmed Gulak are members of the Indigenous People of Biafra and Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN).

The police noted that these suspects killed the chieftain of the All Progressives Congress on Sunday morning, May 30, 2021, while he was on his way to the airport in Owerri, Imo state.

Spokesperson of the state command, Bala Elkana in a statement, gave an insight into what transpired when the police came into contact with the assailants.

Bala noted that Police Special Forces made up of Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Police Mobile Force (PMF) and Tactical Units from the command were deployed to apprehend the perpetrators.

"Eye witnesses 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).

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 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.

On sighting the Police, the hoodlums providing security coverage to those sharing the onions opened fire on the Police teams. 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," the statement in part read

Bala said "three AK 47 Rifles, one Pistol, five AK 47 magazines with ninety two rounds of live ammunition and criminal charms were recovered from the assailants who 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. During the encounter, two of the police armored personnel carriers (APC) were riddled with bullets but survived the gun battle."