Police spokesperson, Bala Elkana, in a statement made available to POLITICS NIGERIA on Sunday afternoon, revealed that the late Gulak was attacked by 6 bandits in a sienna vehicle on Saturday.
“On the 30/5/2021, at about 07:20hrs, armed bandits 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.
”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.”
The level of insecurity the country is currently experiencing has been heightened as barely three weeks after robbers invaded the home of Professor Agboola Gambari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Alhaji Abdulahi Maikano, the administrative officer to the president, another security breach has occurred again in Aso Villa, the seat of Nigeria’s president.
This time, the victim of another armed robbery attack in the villa is Chief Audu Ogbeh, the erstwhile Minister of Agriculture in Buhari’s cabinet.
According to an impeccable source who preferred anonymity, Ogbeh was robbed of valuables and very important documents in his home situated at Ali Akilu street, inside the Villa.
Also confirming the story to The Street Journal, is one of the aides of the former minister. He revealed that Ogbeh’s home was indeed robbed last week. He added that he was away when the incident happened but that thank God no life was lost during the robbery operation.
Audu Ogbeh
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May 24th, 2021
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An ugly inventory has been recorded on sunday morning in akure ondo State
As Kidnappers ambush Christ Apostolic Church bus, others along Akure-Ilesha-Ife Highway, kidnap eight persons. The incident occurred on May 22nd, 2021 by around 6:30pm.
It is no more news that the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, has died in an air crash along with some aides while on an official trip to Kaduna State on Friday evening.
While we await the official declaration of the cause of the plane crash, www.ojaomonews.com has however gathered from a reliable source at the Kaduna Airport that the plane seems to have crashed by heavy rainfall.
“The plane crash-landed on the runway because of a heavy downpour. That was what happened my brother. I am sure that was also the cause of the crash, probably, the heavy rainfall hindered their safe landing, but I will give you details later”, the source told Starnews Nigeria correspondent on phone.
Ojaomonews.com has further confirmed that his wife was also on board besides other top military officials initially reported.
The Senator representing Ekiti South at the National Assembly, Chief Biodun Olujimi, has explained what the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) must do to reclaim the state from the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) during the next gubernatorial and general elections.
Although Mr. Fayose had said the differences between him and Senator Olujimi have been resolved, their outing during the South West Zonal Convention of the PDP suggested they were not on the same page, as the lawmaker did not support Fayose’s candidates at the Congress.
Addressing newsmen at the National Assembly on Friday, Senator Olujimi said although she has ambition of becoming the next Governor of Ekiti State, until the platform of PDP is rectified, the party might not reclaim the state.
“However, my party is yet to rectify the platform and when you don’t have a platform, you should not think of anything. So until that platform is rectified”.
She, however, expressed optimism that the party would come out stronger and more united, if fences were mended and aggrieved parties were brought under one umbrella.
“I believe that in the next few weeks, we will be able to rectify the platform. Then we now know that we have a solid platform, it should be easy for all of us to think of what to do next.
“But we are at the point of who does what; where do we go from here; how do we have a vibrant and solid party, where everyone will be able to contribute? We want an all-inclusive party. We don’t want a party to shred, so that is where we are. We are mending the fences and I’m telling you that we will soon finish the tinkering. We used to be and we are more together”, Senator Olujimi said.
“We are going to wax stronger. Don’t worry about all the small things you see and hear, but like I told you, there are more fences to be mended and then we come out to you as one big happy family”, she added.
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Wednesday said the Supreme Court verdict has validated the sacking of the 68 local government and local government development areas and the poll taking place on Saturday.
It would be recalled that the apex court had, May 7 2021, said Makinde was wrong to have sacked the council chairmen elected on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) during the reign of the former Governor Abiola Ajimobi.
However, Makinde claimed that God gave Oyo State government and PDP victory at the court because He is greater than the sacked chairmen who caused a lot of crises.
The governor stated these during the official presentation of flags to the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) candidates contesting elections in Ibadan North East and Ibadan South East Local Government Areas in the Saturday 22nd council poll.
He added that the outgone chairmen caused a lot of crises.
Makinde said: “When we sent the chairmen away, the then Inspector General of Police and Attorney General of the Federation ordered that the Police should usher them back to their various councils, but about two weeks ago, the Supreme Court finally sent them away. This action, practically, has validated the exercise we want to engage in on Saturday.
“When I was elected as governor of the state and got sworn in at the Liberty Stadium, we sent the ‘All-gone Chairmen’ away. Are they all gone now or not?
“It is not as if they did not cause crisis but we got the victory because God is bigger than them and we need to thank God for that”.
He maintained that the third tier of government would complement his strides in the state.
“So, I want to assure you that the local government will complement all the things we have been doing at the state level”, he said.
Makinde appealed to party faithful to support the standard-bearers, saying others who did not get tickets would be given appointments.
His words: “Let me also say this: the election of Saturday will produce Chairmen, Vice Chairmen and Councillors. So, other party members who are yet to get something should please bear with us as there are still some other positions like Secretary, supervisory councillors and others that are to be filled by party members. So, support them when they get to that position because I know that you will get yours too in no time.”