By John Ugo, Awka
The former Governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, on Tuesday narrated how he escaped the attacked on him and his convoy by Gunmen on Monday night, saying that it was the mercy of God that saved him.
Ohakim said that he thanked God today (Monday) that he rode in his bulletproof vehicle otherwise the story would have been different.
Four policemen attached to the former governor’s convoy were killed when the hoodlums swooped on his convoy and others at Oriagu in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo state.
He escaped by whiskers as the gunmen bombed the backup vehicle in his convoy as he was returning from a visit alongside his two children.
A dource close to the former governor said that it took the bravery of the driver for Ohakim and his children to escape.
According to source, “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 were burnt.”
But narrating his ordeal to newsmen on Monday night, the former Imo state governor said that what happened was still like a dream.
“We were driving between Isiala Mbano and Ehime Mbano. These people blocked us at a place called Umualumaku.
“The driver who manifested tremendous level of driving skill kept manoeuvring until he lost them at a junction when he went right and not knowing where we had gone, they headed the other direction on the road to Umuahia.
“We then turned and went back to my house. We were there when Imo Government House sent reinforcement from Owerri who brought the corpses of my security people.”
Ohakim, who said he saw the assailants said they were not amateurs.
“This goes beyond the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), I must say. These are professionals, well-trained. They are not ordinary people. They were driving a blue colour BMW 5-series car, brand new. They came to kill me.”
Ohakim condemned the worsening security situation in Imo State.
