…..as Ardo mourns that it is one death to many
The death of Barr Ahmadu Aliyu Gulak has thrown around a blanket of mourning to the people of Adamawa state and of course Nigerians when the news broke out Sunday morning.
His friend and political ally, Dr Umar Ardo was the first among many people to have expressed their heart broken story of the Man he described to have died in service to the nation.
Ardo confirmed that gruesome death of the former Hon. Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, former Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President and former Special Adviser Political to President Goodluck Jonathan was said to have been killed last night by unknown gunmen in Owerri, Imo State.
While consoling the painful exit of his class mate, Umar said “let all and sundry accept my heartfelt sympathy over this personal painful experience even as I draw solace that he lived a good, helpful and productive life, well illustrated by the fact that he died while in service of his dear country. This is one death too many! May God Almighty save our fatherland. Ameen.”
He extent his prayers to the family and Adamawa people that “May Allah (SWT) forgive his sins, bless his soul and reward his good deeds with Aljannah on the Day of Resurrection.
“May Allah (SWT) also give all his children, relatives, friends and loved ones, the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. And may Allah (SWT) bless us with faithful deaths when it is our turn to die. Ameen.”
In a trending video which this medium verified revealed that the lifeless body of Ali in a pool of blood is seen in one of the street in Owerri early hours of Sunday.
Someone’s voice who could not be identify by this medium is saying” someone is shot dead, come ooo, help.”
Imo state police command in a statement said Gulak was murdered by armed Bandits at about 07:20hrs who intercepted and attacked a Toyota Camry cab carrying Ahmed Gulak and two others who were on their way to Sam Mbakwe Airport to catch a flight.
The statement read in parts:
“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.”
Sp Bala Elkana
Police Public Relations Officer
For: Commisioner of Police ,Imo State Police Command.
