Former Special Adviser on Politics to the then President, Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak has been killed by gunmen in Owerri, Imo State.
His former classmate, Dr Umar Ado disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
Why Gulak was in Imo State was not disclosed but he was said to have been invited by some Northern groups in the state.
Ado said, "I just confirmed the sad and gruesome death of my friend and classmate, the former Hon. Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, former Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President and former Special Political Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, Barr. Ahmadu Ali Gulak.
"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
"Please 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."
Meanwhile, the Nigeria intelligence community have linked the killing of former political adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak, to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Security agencies have repeatedly linked the ESN to the killing of security personnel and destruction of government facilities in South-East and South-South States.
After Gulak’s murder, an intelligence officer told PRNigeria that IPOB has been indicted.
The officer disclosed they intercepted communication and saw videos where Kanu threatened anyone who fails to observe his sit-at-home order from May 29 to May 31 will die.
“Why should Nigeria and the media continue to dignify IPOB by claiming that its continuous atrocities against the security services and Nigerians are executed by unknown gunmen when we have arrested their members confessing their involvements?” the officer said.