Police officer killed as suspected IPOB members attack Okorocha’s convoy
A police officer has been killed following an attack on the convoy of former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha by suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
According to reports, the convoy was attacked at the Ihube community on the Okigwe Enugu expressway, on Friday.
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Okorocha who confirmed the incident expressed sadness at the assassination attempt that he could be attacked.
The former governor who was at Amaimo in the Ikeduru Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, at the birthday anniversary celebration of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for the November 11 governorship election in Imo state, Samuel Anyanwu, saying that the killing of the cop was on “unfortunate.”
He said that he was returning from Enugu after attending the burial ceremony of the wife of a former senate president, Ken Nnamani when his convoy was attacked.
According to him, the Enugu state governor, Peter Mbah came to the rescue and provided vehicles and security men to take him and his team to Imo state for the burial ceremony of Ihedioha’s mother.
He disclosed that it was after he had finished attending the funeral ceremony at Mbaise and the convey had dropped him at his Spilbat mansion in Owerri and was heading back to Enugu that they were attacked.
He also said that he was embittered because he was safe in Enugu only to be attacked and a security agent killed in his own state.
He said, “I am angry. I am very angry. I am angry because I spent two days in Enugu and nothing happened to me but it is in my own state that the convoy released to me by the governor of Enugu state (a very good man) to attend the burial ceremony of Ihedioha’s mother at Mbaise that was attacked and one policeman killed.
“What is happening in Imo state makes me angry. Many people who are running to govern Imo state are not capable but I have seen one man who the cap fits. When it is time I will speak.”
One of the aides of the former governor who spoke to our correspondent in confidence said that the vehicles in the convoy, which comprised a Sports Utility Vehicle, a bus, and Hilux were shattered by bullets.
He said two other security agents we kidnapped by the attackers and were released the same day.
