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“Bulletproof Vehicle, God’s Grace Saved My Life”, Ex-gov Ohakim Speaks On Attack By Gunmen In Imo
“Bulletproof vehicle, God’s Grace saved my life”, Ex-governor Ikedi Ohakim speaks on attack by gunmen in Imo State.
Dispels speculations that Monday’s attack on his convoy was carried out by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) agitators.
Ex-governor Ohakim said attackers “are professionals and well-trained”, adding that “they are not ordinary people”.
Former Governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, is thankful to God for sparing his after being attacked by yet-to-be identified gunmen in Ehime Mbano local government area of the State on Monday.
Four police escorts and a driver were killed on Monday during an attack on the Convoy of former Governor of the Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim in Ehime Mbano LGA of Imo state.
Ohakim’s convoy was reportedly attacked by the unknown gunmen at Umualumaku while driving between Isiala Mbano and Ehime Mbano on Monday. Four police escorts and a driver were killed on Monday during an attack.
Narrating his ordeal, Ohakim said he and children would have been dead if not for God and the bulletproof vehicle they were driving in.
“What saved me was the bulletproof vehicle. That I am alive today is by the special grace of God and the bulletproof vehicle.
“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,”.
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“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.
“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.”
While dispelling the speculations that the attack was carried out by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) agitators, Ohakim said the attackers “are professionals, well-trained”.
“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 BMW 5-series car, brand new. They came to kill me.”
