A former governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim has survived a deadly gun attack by some unidentified gunmen on his convoy on Monday. Unfortunately, four of his police escorts were not so lucky as they paid with their lives.
The former governor’s convoy was attacked at Oriagu in the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state on Monday evening.
Ohakim who escaped by the whiskers had his backup vehicle bombed, leading to the death of the four policemen in his convoy.
It was reported that Ohakim was with two of his children and was returning from a visit when the gunmen struck.
A source close to the ex-governor disclosed that it took the bravery of the driver of Ohakim for him to escape.
The source said, “his excellency was the main target but his driver was smart enough to beat them because they were driving to block him.
“Disappointed that their main target had escaped, they blocked his backup vehicle and burnt it. The four policemen with him burnt.”
A police reinforcement later came from Owerri, the state capital and escorted him to his house.