The Imo state police command has arrested one Chinwendu Nwagwu, a suspected killer of Ahmed Gulak, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The suspect was paraded during a press briefing in Owerri, Imo state capital, on Wednesday.
The police said the suspect is an army deserter who hails from Amaohuru in Nguru, Aboh-Mbaise LGA of Imo state.
The suspect was said to have confessed to masterminding the attack on the Imo correctional centre in April 2021 as well as attacks on several police stations in the state.
GULAK’S KILLING
Gulak, a former political adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, was killed on May 30, 2021, in Owerri while on his way to the airport.
In June 2021, Anosike Chimobi, a suspect linked to the murder of Gulak, was arrested by the Imo police command.
Chimobi had alleged that he was a commercial bus driver, noting that some gunmen forced him to drive them to Gulak’s location.
The suspect said the gunmen killed the politician after he refused to give in to their demands.
During the parade of Ngwagu, the police described him as the mastermind of the politician’s murder.
‘POLICE STATION ATTACKS, HIGH PROFILE KILLINGS’
Michael Abattam, Imo police command spokesperson, said Nwagwu, popularly known as Onye-army, had been on the wanted list of the police.
Abattam said he is the operational commander and chief trainer of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) — the paramilitary outfit of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The police said the suspect was arrested after officers invaded his community during the burial ceremony of his father on December 23.
“The suspect’s modus operandi is guerilla-like operation, that is, he unleashes a surprise terror attack on unsuspecting victims and goes hiding in the neighbouring states,” the spokesperson said.