Police Arrest Suspected Killer of Influential APC Chieftain in Southeast State
- The Imo state police authorities have nabbed one of the suspected killers of the aide of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak
- The state's police spokesperson Mike Abattam, made this disclosure while parading the suspects alongside others
- Meanwhile, Gulak was killed on his way to Sam Mbakwe Airport when gunmen intercepted the vehicle carrying him and two others
Police authorities in Imo state say they have arrested one of the suspected killers of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Gulak, Channels TV reports.
Mr Mike Abattam, the public relations officer of the Imo state police command, disclosed this while briefing reporters on Monday, June 27, in Owerri, the state capital.
The suspect identified as Anosike Chimobi from Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area (LGA) of the state was apprehended one year after Gulak’s death.
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Gulak, a former aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, was murdered by a group of armed men on May 30, 2021, during a visit to Imo state.
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He was reportedly trailed from his hotel room to the spot where he was killed around Umueze Obiangwu in Ngor-Okpala LGA, close to the Sam Mbakwe Airport Road in Owerri.
Police parade suspects in Imo
Parading the suspects alongside others, Abattam said Chimobi had been on the trail of the command since the killing of Gulak last year.
He stated that the suspect escaped during a gun battle between police personnel and his gang members at Aboh Mbaise shortly after the murder of the APC chieftain where five of the suspects were killed.
Chimobi, who also spoke with reporters, claimed to be a commercial bus driver and not a member of the criminal gang.
He said Gulak’s killers approached him to convey them in his vehicle and he attempted to resist, but later gave in after they threatened to kill him.
The suspect admitted that he drove the criminals to the spot and blocked Gulak’s vehicle which was on its way to the airport.
According to him, they shot the APC chieftain after he resisted the demand by the gunmen that he should come down from the vehicle.
Chimobi explained that the assailants later ran into a team of security operatives who shot repeatedly at the other vehicle conveying them until it somersaulted and caught fire.
Police speaks
The command’s spokesman said that the police have also arrested other suspected criminals who have been terrorising communities in Imo.
He explained that among those paraded were members of the gang who burnt the home of the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Professor George Obiozor.
Some of the items recovered from the suspects paraded by the police include guns of different calibre, assorted charms, and a live snake, among others.
Prominent southeast governor to grant bandits amnesty, sanctions military invasion of unrepentant ones
Imo state governor, Hope Uzodimma has given the military a nod to raid the forests across the state and bombard bandits using it as a safe haven.
According to a statement made available to Legit.ng, the governor issued a 10-day ultimatum to bandits lurking inside the forest before the commencement of the military invasion.
Uzodimma made this known in Owerri on Sunday, June 26 during the Sunday service at the government house.
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