Just In:4 Policemen killed As Gunmen Attack Ex-Imo Gov Ohakim’s Convoy

The gunmen set the vehicle conveying the policemen on fire and four officers died in the inferno.

Reports affirmed that some police officers attached to the former governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, were killed on Monday, January 2, 2023, when gunmen attacked the former governor’s convoy.Eagle’s Sight News has just gathered.

It was gathered that the incident happened while the former governor was returning from Orieagu in Ehime Mbano area of the state.

Eyewitness accounts according to Daily Trust stated that when the gunmen were unable to get Ohakim, they attacked the backup vehicle conveying the police and set it on fire.

Four police officers reportedly died in the inferno.

The ex-governor, who was said to be with two of his children when the gunmen struck reportedly called for a reinforcement, which was shortly sent to Owerri after the gunmen had escaped.

A source who spoke to The Punch said the gunmen were disappointed that they didn’t get the ex-governor who is believed to be their primary target.

The source said, “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 burnt.”

Ohakim served as Governor of Imo state between 2007 and 2011.