Breaking: Ex-Imo governor escapes death, policemen feared dead as gunmen bomb convoy

A former governor of Imo State, Sir Ikedi Ohakim, Monday January 2, 2023 escaped death by whiskers.

Blueprint gathered from a reliable source that Ohakim was in the same vehicle with two of his children, when his convoy was attacked at Orieagu, in Ehime Mbano LGA of Imo State by gunmen.

It was also gathered that four of his orderlies who were in the back-up vehicle of the convoy were not lucky as the gunmen bombed the vehicle when they could not get the exact vehicle Ohakim and his children were traveling in.

However, as at the time of filing this report, Imo Police Command’s spokesman, CSP Mike Abattam, was yet to confirm the latest development.