The son of the late politician, Ahmed Gulak, Mohammed has revealed details of the last conversation he had with his father before he was assassinated.
He said he spoke with his father on Saturday night just before his father was killed on Sunday morning by gunmen in Owerri, Imo State.
Gulak was killed by gunmen in Owerri, Imo State while he was on his way to the airport
According to Mohammed, it never occurred to him that that would be the last time he would be having a conversation with his father.
Narrating things that happened shortly before his father’s death was confirmed, Mohammed said it was his father’s personal assistant that first broke the news to the family.
Speaking with BBC Pidgin on the incident, Mohammed narrated that he was in his room on Sunday, May 30, waiting for a driver to take them to the airport to receive his father before news of the shooting broke.
He added that while waiting, his father’s personal assistant called to ask if they had heard what happened but ended the call abruptly when he discovered they didn’t know about the politician’s death yet.
Later, the eldest son came into the house and broke the news about their father’s death with tears in his eyes.
“On Sunday morning, I was in my room waiting for his (Gulak) driver to come so that we can go to the airport to bring him home.”
“It was our father’s personal assistant that first called via the telephone to ask us if we have heard what happened. When we said ‘no’, he ended the call. Maybe he did not want to break the news to us.
“A few minutes later, our eldest brother came into the house crying and he told us about the news of our father’s death. The first thing I did was to call his telephone line to confirm and it did not go through. Afterwards, everybody in the house began to cry.’’
Mohammed revealed that during his conversation with his dad on Saturday which turned out to be their last, he called to wish his father a safe journey back home and his father happily told him “God bless you my son.”
“On Saturday, I called him at exactly 8 pm to greet and wish him safe journey back home the following day. He was happy and told me ‘God bless you, my son. He was part of the committee on constitutional review. He went to Owerri to carry out the work,” he narrated.
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