The Imo State Police Command late Sunday said it has shot 10 members of the gang who killed a former presidential aide, Ahmed Gulak, dead during gun-battle.
A statement
issued by the command’s spokesman, Bala Elkana said the Police Special Forces
made up of Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Police Mobile Force (PMF) and
Tactical Units were involved in the killing of the gunmen.
He said the
police special forces were deployed to the scene at Obiangwu Junction at
Ngorokpala LGA of Imo state.
“The teams
were given a clear instruction to identify and apprehend the perpetrators of
the act with a view of bringing them to justice.
“Eye
witnesses account, 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 Toyota Camry 2005 model with silver color;
Toyota Sienna 1998 Model with golden colour; Toyota Hilux with white colour;
and a Lexus RX 330 with golden Colour. (Registration numbers are withheld for
security reasons),’ he said.
Elkana said
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 that with further leads, the team was
able to establish the location of suspects.
He added that
the suspects were rounded up at Afor Enyiogugu junction in Aboh-Mbaise Local
Government Area and that the hoodlums where 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. 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. Three out of the four
vehicles used in attacking Gulak were recovered.
“Three AK 47
Rifles, one Pistol, five AK 47 magazines with ninety two rounds of live
ammunition and criminal charms were recovered,” he said.
Elkana
disclosed that the assailants were identified as members of the proscribed IPOB
and ESN, adding that the driver who drove late Ahmed Gulak and a co-victim who
survived have all identified the dead body of the IPOB/ESN members positively
as their attackers and also identified the three vehicles recovered as those
used by the attackers.
“During the
encounter, two of the police armoured personnel carriers (APC) were riddled
with bullets but survived the gun battle.
“The
Commissioner of Police Imo State, CP Abutu Yaro, fdc commended the gallant
effort of the team and admonished them to continue to protect the public
space,” he said.
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