Ex-presidential aide, Ahmed Gulak, buried in Abuja

The remains of Ahmed Gulak, the former presidential aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, has been laid to rest.

He was buried at the Gudu Cemetery in Abuja on Sunday night, May 30, at about 8pm. His funeral service was held at the National Mosque, Abuja in accordance to Muslim rites.

NewsWireNGR had earlier reported how Gulak was killed while driving to the airport on Sunday, May 30.

The gunmen intercepted and attacked a Toyota Camry cab carrying Ahmed Gulak and two others at Umueze Obiangwu in Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area close to the Airport who were on their way to Sam Mbakwe Airport to catch a flight.

According to a statement issued by the police on Sunday night, his killers were killed when they engaged police in a gun battle.

The police stated further that the suspected killers were rounded up at Afor Enyiogugu junction in Aboh-Mbaise Local Government Area. The hoodlums were met distributing onions to locals from a trailer they confiscated. The trailer was loaded with onions from the Northern region of Nigeria.”

It explained that on sighting the police, the hoodlums providing security coverage to those sharing the onions opened fire on the Police teams.