Gunmen reportedly attacked the convoy of former Imo State governor, Ikedi Ohakim, and killed four of his security aides on Monday evening.
Sources told journalists the former governor was returning from a trip with his children when the convoy was waylaid by the hoodlums at Oriagu, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state.
Although Ohakim escaped unscathed, four policemen attached to his security team were killed in the incident.
According to a source, the hoodlums who could not hit their target took out the frustration on his backup vehicle where the orderlies were in.
The gunmen were said to have bombed the backup vehicle, the source added.
Also, it was gathered that Ohakim was with two of his children when the incident occurred as they were said to be returning from a visit around the area.
“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 got burnt,” source said.
Imo and other states in the South-East have been under siege from criminals in the last two years.
Several people including a former presidential aide, Ahmed Gulak, and Dr. Chike Akunyili, husband of the late former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dora Akunyili, had been killed by criminals in the region.
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