Gulak’s Assassination Must Not Be Politicised – Northern Governors

• It’s unfortunate and a criminal act.

The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) has cautioned   the public against reading political meanings into ma surrounding the murder of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Gulak.

Ekohotblog had reported how Gulak was killed on Sunday in Owerri, Imo state capital while returning to Abuja.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had accused the APC of masterminding the heightened tension, kidnappings, and killings in the country.

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The APC, in a rebuttal by John Akpanudoedehe, its national secretary, caretaker committee, had replied the PDP, noting that the opposition party was delighted about the security challenges bedeviling the nation.

But in a statement on behalf of northern governors, Simon Lalong, chairman of the forum and governor of Plateau, condemned the assassination of Gulak.

He described the incident as unfortunate and a criminal act.

The governor warned against politicising issues surrounding the death which could exacerbate tension and violence in the country.

According to him, the report by the police “indicates that they have identified and engaged the suspected killers of Gulak, and should further be consolidated upon to enable security agencies to forestall future occurrences”.

The governor also decried the abduction of schoolchildren by bandits from Salihu Tanko Islamic School in Rafi LGA of Niger state.

He reiterated the commitment of the forum in working with security agencies and the federal government in tackling the “ugly level of insecurity in the region and the nation at large”.