Buhari Says Ahmed Gulak’s Murder ‘Premeditated,’ To Fish Out Killers

President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that the killers of former presidential aide and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Gulak, would not go unpunished.

Buhari said Gulak’s murder was not only “heinous”, but premediated by “wicked people” whose ultimate goal was to destabilize the nation.

The president, who spoke in a statement by his senior media assistant, Garba Shehu, vowed that the Federal Government would deploy all resources at its disposal to fish out the APC chieftain’s murderers

“I’m repulsed by such premeditated and gruesome murder of Gulak by evil people who are determined to undermine the peace, unity and territorial integrity of our country.

“Let me warn however that nobody or group of people who engages in such despicable acts should expect to go free. We will deploy all resources at our disposal to ensure that such callous and criminal elements are brought to justice,” Shehu quoted the president to have said in Abuja on Sunday.

He added that Buhari expressed his “deep condolences to the family of the deceased, the people and government of Adamawa State as well as his friends and associates all over the country.”

THE WHISTLER had earlier reported that Gulak was shot dead by yet-to-be identified gunmen while heading for the Sam Mbakwe Airport after leaving his hotel room in Owerri.

The state’s police command had blamed the politician for his own death, suggesting that he was careless and failed to take safety precautions while visiting a volatile state like Imo.

The state’s police spokesperson, Bala Elkana, said Gulak left his Protea Hotel lodging in Owerri without informing the police or security agencies of his movement despite knowing the state of insecurity in the state.

“Ahmed Gulak left his room at Protea Hotel without informing the Police nor sister agencies in view of the fragile security situation in the South East and Imo in particular.

“He left without any security escorts and while the cab driver took irregular route to the airport, six armed bandits who rode in a Toyota Sienna intercepted, identified and shot at Ahmed Gulak at around Umueze Obiangwu in Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area close to the Airport.

“The Commissioner of Police Imo CP Abutu Yaro, fdc has directed a discreet investigation into the matter as Tactical and Special forces have been deployed to cordone the area and arrest perpetrators,” said the police.