Written by David Ugbabe
The Governor made this know while address people of the state at Government House in Owerri the Imo State capital. He expressed sadness over the incidence and noted that such was the handiwork of someone who must have trailed him from his hotel to the airport. “Alhaji Ahmed Gulak was in Imo State for a national assignment. He came to Owerri with the Senate Committee on Constitutional amendment. Being a humble man, he chose to travel incognito according to his friend that was with him during the incidence.
“Someone must have trailed him from his hotel to the airport. That is exactly why this gruesome murder appears to be a clear case of political assassination,” he said.
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However, he reiterated that the perpetrators of the crime will not escape the wrath of the law and they as well as their sponsors will be made to face the wrath of the law. He said: “Let me make it very clear that everything will be done by security agencies to find those who murdered Gulak and their sponsors. They will not by the grace of God escape the punishment they deserve. This is not our character as Igbos, not in our tradition, nor in our culture, therefore, we must rise to condemn this callous act.
Meanwhile, Uzodinma sympathized with the families of those who lost their lives within the recent period of unrest, most especially the family of late Ahmed Gulak.
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