Fmr Imo Governor Ikedia Ohakim’s House Bombed In Imo

The Owerri residence of the immediate past governor of Imo state, Chief Ikedi Ohakim was almost reduced to ashes on Thursday with suspected highly explosive device allegedly planted by his political detractors .

According to the former governor who was still weeping profusely when we visited the ravaged building, he got a call from some security details in the area at about 1: 30am informing him of the tragic incident.

Ohakim alleged that some roofs were opened from outside the lobby before the suspected hoodlums threw in the bomb.

“This is the only building I have in this state, I built it in 1992 when I was a commissioner, now I have to knock at people’s door to have a place to sleep,” he added.

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