The Imo police command says Ahmed Gulak, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was killed near the airport in Owerri, capital of the state.
TheCable had reported that the former aide of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan was shot dead on Sunday morning while heading to the airport to catch a flight to Abuja.
According to the police, Gulak left his hotel without any security detail in spite of the insecurity in the state.
Bala Elkana, the Imo police spokesman, said six armed bandits intercepted and shot at the APC chieftain who was heading to the airport in a…