Fleeing gunmen on Monday attacked the convoy of a former Governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, and killed four of his police orderlies in the process.
The Explainer gathered that Ohakim’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 gathered 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 ex-governor’s driver to move the car and escape the attack.
“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”,the source said.
The Explainer learnt that a reinforcement came from Owerri, the state capital and escorted him to his house.
