Man escapes death by the whiskers after his car was riddled with bullets at an alleged checkpoint in Imo (photo)

A Twitter user who shared the story online said his friend ran into a ”checkpoint” in Owerri Imo state where the men opened fire on his car.

He said his friend was able to escape being killed as a quickly placed his car on reverse.

A very close friend ran into a check point in Owerri, Imo State and had his car shot at, thankfully he was tuned on and suspicious enough to quickly engage the gear and backed up.

That singular decision saved his life.. The South East is now a very dangerous place.”