One year after, Imo police claim arrest of Ahmed Gulak’s ‘killer’
28 June 2022 |
2:43 am
Operatives of Imo State Police Command have arrested one Anosike Chimobi, 38, from Umuedo, Ahiazu Mbaise Local Council of the state for his alleged involvement in the murder of Alhaji Ahmed Gulak.
Nigerian police (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP)
Operatives of Imo State Police Command have arrested one Anosike Chimobi, 38, from Umuedo, Ahiazu Mbaise Local Council of the state for his alleged involvement in the murder of Alhaji Ahmed Gulak.
The late Gulak was a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a former political adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan.
He was gruesomely murdered along Sam Mbakwe Airport road on May 30, 2021.
Parading the suspect at the Command’s Headquarters, Owerri, Imo State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Ahmed Barde, who spoke through the Command’s spokesperson, Michael Abattam, said Anosike was arrested on June 20, through credible intelligence.
The Command disclosed that the suspect upon interrogation confessed to; being among the IPOB/ESN terrorist that murdered Ahmed Gulak on May 30, 2021, along Imo State Airport Road and being involved in the burning of Aboh Mbaise, Ahiazu Mbaise, Ezinihitte Mbaise, Ihitte-Uboma and Obowo police stations.
He also allegedly confessed to being among the IPOB/ESN terrorists, who attacked the onions truck at Enyiogwugwu junction, Aboh Mbaise Local Council of Imo State on May 30, 2021, and involvement in the attack and murder of many police officers and collection of their service rifles.
The suspect also confessed to the kidnap of one Jude Nwahiri at Eke Nguru Junction Aboh Mbaise L.G.A Imo State, under the Command of one Ebube Uche Madu, aka virus, who is on the Command’s wanted list.
MEANWHILE, the statement was contrary to the police’s position on May 31, 2021, that the Command had arrested the suspected killers of Gulak.
Then Imo State Police Commissioner, Abutu Yaro, had in a statement, signed on his behalf by then Command’s spokesperson, Bala Alkana, said they acted on credible information before rounding up the assailants in Afor Enyiogugu Mbaise.
“Following a distress call received by the Command on the gruesome murder of Ahmed Gulak, Police Special Forces made up of Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Police Mobile Force (PMF) and Tactical Units from the Command were deployed to the scene.
“The teams were given a clear instruction to identify and apprehend the perpetrators of the act with a view to bringing them to justice.
“Eye eyewitness accounts, especially the account given by the driver of the vehicle that was conveying Ahmed Gulak to the airport before the attack, gave a vivid description of the assailants and the vehicles they used in carrying out the attack.
“The assailants were said to have used a silver-coloured Toyota Camry, a golden-coloured Toyota Sienna, a white coloured Toyota Hilux, and a Lexus RX 330 vehicle for the attack.
“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, and the team was able to establish the location of the suspects.
“The suspects were rounded up at Afor Enyiogugu junction in Aboh-Mbaise Local Council, where they were met distributing onions to locals from a trailer they confiscated.
“On sighting the police, the hoodlums providing security coverage to those sharing the onions opened fire on the police teams, but 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, and three out of the four vehicles used in attacking Gulak were impounded.
“Three AK 47 rifles, one pistol, five AK 47 magazines with 92 rounds of live ammunition and criminal charms were recovered,” the statement read on May 31, 2021.
Related
2 hours ago
The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede has monitored the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) exercise in Abuja. Prof. Oloyede who monitored the exercise at the Kogo Computer Based Tests (CBT) Centre in Bwari Area Council of Abuja, expressed satisfaction with the process. He reiterated the examination body's earlier order…
2 hours ago
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has warned newly-registered companies against paying certain fees to obtain tax identification number (TIN) amongst others. The management of CAC gave this warning in a statement on its X handle on Friday. CAC said it noticed email messages sent to directors of newly-registered companies. READ ALSO: CAC targets registration of…
3 hours ago
Sansani town, the headquarters of Sansani chiefdom in Gassol local government area of Taraba state, has been thrown into a state of mourning as unidentified gunmen carried out a brazen attack, claiming the life of monarch Abdulmutalib Jankada. Sources close to the matter said the attack occurred on Thursday inside the monarch's palace at about…
3 hours ago
Ohanaeze Ndigbo has raised concern over "orchestrated internal and external conspiracies malicious aero-politics, imperialistic intrigues, and discrimination" to frustrate Air Peace operations internationally. In a statement on Friday signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Alex Ogbonnia, Ohanaeze Ndigbo noted at the plenary of their National Executive Committee (NEC), that such a plot was not healthy…
3 hours ago
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed money laundering charges against former Attorney-General Mohammed Adoke. Justice Inyang Ekwo ruled on Friday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) failed to present a strong enough case (prima facie case) against Adoke. EFCC alleged that Adoke sometime in August 2013 in Abuja accepted a cash…
3 hours ago
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has teamed up with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to meet up with the FIRS's projected N1.9trillion tax from the public sector. ICPC Chairman Dr. Musa Aliyu Adamu at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Abuja assured the FIRS that the…
3 hours ago
Federal Character Commission (FCC), expressed its disappointment with the absence of the Chief Executives of supervisory bodies from federal tertiary institutions during a meeting with the commission. The purpose of the meeting was to familiarize the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and National Universities Commission (NUC) with…
4 hours ago
The Kwara Government has said it will target about 1.5 million children between zero and five years of age, for polio vaccination across the 16 Local Government Area of the State.
4 hours ago
Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River says his administration has provided a matching fund of N100 million to scale up food and nutrition interventions in the state.
5 hours ago
Senator Ede Dafinone, the lawmaker representing Delta Central Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate, has expressed his heartfelt gratitude to President Bola Tinubu, the Chief of Defence Staff and the Chief of Army Staff for their instrumental roles in securing the release of His Royal Majesty, King Clement Ikolo, Urhukpe 1, the monarch of Ewu-Urhobo…
×
Get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox every day of the week. Stay informed with the Guardian’s leading coverage of Nigerian and world news, business, technology and sports.
0 Comments
We will review and take appropriate action.