The South East Governors’ Forum has described the murder of a former presidential adviser, Ahmed Gulak, in Owerri, Imo State, as a national catastrophe.
The chairman of the forum and governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, condemned the incident in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Francis Nwaze.
Umahi urged security agencies to immediately arrest the perpetrators and bring them to justice.
He said:
It is with a rude shock that we received the news of the unfortunate death of Alhaji Ahmed Gulak in the hands of the senseless unknown gunmen.
We, on behalf of the people of South East, condemn the act highly and we charge security agencies to immediately deploy their officers and men to arrest the perpetrators and make them face justice, we, however, pray to God to grant the deceased rest in eternity.
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The governor condoled Gulak’s family, the Adamawa State Government and Nigerians in general.
He prayed God grant the departed rest in his bosom.
Earlier, the police in Imo State narrated how Gulak was killed on Sunday morning.
A statement by the Imo Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bala Elkana, said the former presidential aide was killed at about 07:20hrs on Sunday by armed bandits who intercepted the cab conveying him and two other persons to Sam Mbakwe Airport.
The statement noted that Gulak left his room at Protea Hotel without informing the police or any security agency despite the insecurity in the South east, and Imo in particular.
According to the police, the cab driver took an irregular route to the airport where his vehicle was intercepted by six gunmen in another vehicle. The statement said he was then identified and shot.
