Security Forces Kill Gulak’s Suspected Murderers – Report

An intelligence report indicates that suspected killers of All Progressive Congress (APC) chieftain, Ahmed Gulak, may have been killed by security forces on Sunday.

The report said following the killing of Gulak, some criminals had barricaded the Imo airport road along Obiangwu Junction at Ngor-okpala Local Government Area of Imo state.

Gulak was reportedly on his way to the state’s airport when he was killed by an unidentified armed group.

According to the report, police teams from the, “Special forces, PMF, IRT, IMO State Command Tactical Units” had interviewed the driver conveying Gulak to the airport, after the report of his killing broke out.

“He described the Vehicles the Hoodlums were using as One Toyota Camry 2005 Silver color, Toyota Sienna 1998 Model Gold Color, Toyota Hilux White color, Lexus RX 330 Gold Color.

“Police teams… who have all reached the scene of the killing were directed to immediately proceed on Patrol and look for those Vehicles.

“Fortunately, at Afor Enyi Ogwgu junction in same LGA the Police Teams came in contact with the Hoodlums with the same Vehicles mentioned by the Driver,” the internal security report disclosed.

The report said the hoodlums had confiscated a trailer loaded with Onions from the North and were busy sharing the onions to locals while taking position to protect themselves and attack the security agents.

“The Hoodlums on sighting the Police teams immediately Opened fire on the teams and the Galant teams returned Fire and eventually fatally wounded 10 of the Hoodlums during the gun battle while others were pursued as they escaped with their vehicles,” it said.

It said the security team subsequently, “demobilized/recovered three of the four Vehicles Toyota Sienna, Toyota Hilux and Toyota Camry use by the IPOB/ESN Terrorist for their Operation”.

Also, the report revealed that seven of the terrorists with bullet wounds were completely burnt down inside the Toyota Sienna and Hilux vehicles that caught fire during the gun battle.

“3 Ak47 Rifles, 1 English Pistol, 5 Ak47 Magazines, 92 Ak47 Ammunition, Several Charms and 3 Operational Vehicles of the IPOB/ESN were recovered.

“Serious efforts in progress to trace and arrest Several wounded IPOB/ESN Terrorist members who are hiding in the surrounding Forrest and villages.

“The 3 bodies of the IPOB/ESN Terrorist not burnt down were brought to the Police state Headquarters while efforts to recover the burnt bodies of the Hoodlums to the Police state HQ in Progress,” the report revealed.

However, the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied responsibility for the killing of Gulak and other incidents.

IPOB spokesperson, Emma Powerful described claims by the Nigeria intelligence community as unprofessional while also stating that Gulak’s death was a “professional assassination”.

He accused the Imo State government and the APC of having knowledge about Gulak’s death, calling on Governor Hope Uzodinmma to come clean on the murder.