Imo Former Governor In Dirty Fight With Mistress

Imo State former governor, Ikedi Ohakim, was  involved in a dirty fight with a Nigerian woman he had an affair with.

According to him, the woman, Chinyere Amuchienwa assaulted him inside a hotel room in Abuja.

Amuchienwa, is said to hail from Imo State, lives in Lagos where she deals in luxury items.

Mr Ohakim, 63, was governor from 2007 to 2011. He lost the election in 2019 when he contested again for the seat in Nigeria’s South-East.

His has been married to his legal wife, Chioma Ohakim, a lawyer for 39 years and they have 5 children together and grandchildren.

In a petition dated January 20, which he sent to the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, Mr Ohakim said, “On Saturday, January 18, 2020, Miss Chinyere physically assaulted me. She deceived me and lured me with a meeting request. I subsequently invited her to my hotel room at BON Hotel, Asokoro and she arrived at about 20:15 p.m.

He said when he open the door to receive her unsuspectingly, she bounced on me grabbing him by his shirt with all her strength and gave him a violent push.

Mr Ohakim continued, “As I staggered to recover, she rushed for my phone on the table and a struggle ensured (sic). Directly I retrieved the phones from her she immediately rushed to grab something from her bag which I strongly suspected to be a gun.”

According to him, he ran outside his room, screaming for help.

He noted that the incidence can be viewed by the police from the hotel’s CCTV.

He said he “immediately” filed a complaint at a police station in Asokoro against his estranged mistress.

Mr Ohakim said his mistress, Ms Amuchienwa is a 56-year-old divorcee.

He said Ms Amuchienwa has been his friend whom he “lavishly extended a lot of favour to”, adding that she was a major part of his failed 2019 governorship election campaign.

He however noted that the relationship went sour and ever since, she had tried to “blackmail” and “destroy” him.

He said he was “completely terrified” and wanted the police chief, Mr Adamu, to intervene in the case.

In his petition, he promised that he would provide strong enough evidence to back up his claim.

The police responded to Mr Ohakim’s petition and asked him to report at the force CID. They further requested him to bring along specific evidence he said he had, including any other useful information that could help in the police investigation.

Commissioner of Police, Abdulkadir Jimoh, signed the letter given to him.