Former Governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim has spoken up following the attack on his convoy last night.
Daily Report Nigeria had reported that Ohakim was attacked while while returning from an outing in the company of two of his children.
According to the former Governor, the attackers were highly trained professionals who were out to kill him, adding that only the grace o God and the bulletproof car he was driving in, saved his life.
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Ohakim also commended his driver, who displayed a great deal of bravery to manoeuvre his way out of the attack as the gunmen opened fire on them between Isiala Mbano and Ehime Mbano.
He however lamented over the killing of four police officers persons in his convoy and wondered if people would be forced to stay in Abuja and Owerri without visiting their local communities due to fear of such attacks.
Narrating his ordeal, Ohakim said;
“We were driving between Isiala Mbano and Ehime Mbano. These people blocked us at a place called Umualumaku.
“They attacked us from behind and were firing at our vehicles consistently. I thought I was a dead man and I was with two of my children – my son and daughter.
“What saved me was the bulletproof vehicle. That I am alive today is by the special grace of God and the bulletproof vehicle.
“But unfortunately for me they killed four of our boys, including the driver. Yes, we lost four of the boys and I am devastated. How can that be? What crime did they commit?”
“They pursued us and continued firing at our tyres. Luckily, the vehicle has what is called run-flat tyres on which you can continue driving even after a puncture.
“So, even when they shot at the tyres hoping to immobilise us, the vehicle continued moving. If they were ordinary tyres and the vehicle had stopped, they would have cornered and finished us.
“But the tyres held on until we got back home. We drove for about 20 minutes before we got home. That was the saving grace.”
“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,” the former Governor explained.
Continuing, Ohakim said his assailants were not members of the Indigenous People of Biafra but trained professional killers.
“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.”
“I don’t know what this is all about. It is becoming terrible. Won’t people come home again? Are we going to stay in Owerri and Abuja permanently without coming back to our communities?” the former governor lamented.
