Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja has convicted detained leader of the Indeginous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) for the murder of former presidential aide, Malam Ahmed Gulak.

Justice Omotosho held that the evidence presented before the court by the federal government proves beyond reasonable doubt that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is the leader of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) which the judge held were responsible for the killing of Mr. Gulak.
Hon. Ahmed Gulak, a former Speaker of the Adamawa House of Assembly and former Special Adviser on Political Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, was killed by gunnmen on May 30, 2021 in Owerri, Imo State as he made to catch a flight out of the Southeast state.