Former political Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak, has been shot dead in Owerri.
The chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was shot by gunmen in Imo State, the capital.
Eyewitness told newsmen that Gulak was allegedly shot dead around 06:30am by gunmen at Amaekwemgba Junction, Umueze Ezemba Community, a few poles to the airport.
He was reportedly accosted while driving from Enyiogugu Mbaise area towards the airport before his assailants blocked him and shot him twice on the head.
He was said to have died on the spot.
Some people around the area alleged that the gunmen came in military camouflage.