How Ex-governor Ohakim Escaped Death after Gunmen Bomb Convoy, Kill 4 Police Officers

Dare-devil gunmen, on Monday, bombed the convoy of a former governor of Imo State,Ikedi Ohakim at Oriagu, a community in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state.

Ohakim escaped the attack, but four police officers attached to his convoy were killed by the gunmen.
The hoodlums razed one of the convoy vehicles when they were unable to capture the former governor, according to a report by the Nation.

He was said to be returning from a visit alongside two of his children, when the gunmen attacked him.

Mr Ohakim served as the governor of the state between 2007 and 2011.

“His Excellency was the main target but his driver was smart enough to beat them because they were trying to block him.

“Disappointed that their main target had escaped, they blocked his backup vehicle and burnt it. The four policemen with him were burnt,” an unnamed source close to the former governor told the Nation.

A reinforcement team of police operatives were said to have arrived the scene from Owerri, the state capital, and accompanied the former governor to his house