BREAKING: Imo Gov Meets Heads Of Security Agencies Amidst Tension

The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, is currently in a security meeting with heads of security agencies in Owerri, the state capital.

This was disclosed in a tweet on the official twitter handle of the state government.

The emergency security meeting is coming amidst heightened tension in the state.

The meeting was summoned less than 24 hours after an All Progressives Congress (APC) politician, Ahmed Gulak, was murdered by some yet-to-be identified gunmen in Owerri.

THE WHISTLER reported that President Muhammadu Buhari had vowed to deploy “all resources” at the disposal of the Federal Government to fish out the culprits.

Hours after Buhari’s declaration, the Imo State Police Command announced that some suspected killers of the Adamawa born politician had been killed during a gun duel with security forces.

“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,” Bala Elkana, the state’s police spokesperson had said. 

“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. 

“Three AK 47 Rifles, one Pistol, five AK 47 magazines with ninety two rounds of live ammunition and criminal charms were recovered. The assailants were identified as members of the proscribed IPOB and ESN.

“The driver who drove late Ahmed Gulak…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,” said the police.