My attackers well trained, Ohakim narrates ordeal

A former governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, on Tuesday said he survived the Monday attack by divine intervention and the dexterity of his driver.

Four policemen were killed when gunmen bombed his convoy on Monday in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state.

Ohakim, who spoke to newsmen, said his bulletproof vehicle and his driver saved him because his attackers were professional marksmen and not ordinary killers.

He said, “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.

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“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.”