Ohakim says IPOB is not responsible for the attack on his convoy in Imo.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the former Governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, has dismissed speculations that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) agitators carried out an attack on his convoy.
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Recall that gunmen attacked the former governor’s convoy in Oriagu, Ehime Mbano LGA of Imo state, on Monday, killing four persons.
Recounting his ordeal to The Niche on Tuesday, Ohakim said his assailants were professionals and well-trained.
“This goes beyond the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), I must say,” he said.
“These are professionals, well-trained. They are not ordinary people. They were driving a blue BMW 5-series car, brand new. They came to kill me.”
According to Ohakim, he would have died if not for God and the kind of vehicle he was in.
He said a bulletproof vehicle saved his life when he was attacked by gunmen.
“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,” the former governor said.
“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 a 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.
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“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.”
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