An Assasination Attempt Was Made On My Life Says Alex Otti

Alex Otti, the All Progressive Grand Alliance candidate in the governorship election in Abia State, has alleged that he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on his life.Otti said the gunmen invaded  his private guest house at Maitama District in Abuja in the wee hours of this morning.The guber candidate made the disclosure at a news briefing on Friday, July 24 at his campaign office in Umuahia.He revealed that the gunmen invaded his home around 2am, but he had left for Umuahia on Thursdaymorning to attend the tribunal proceeding inhis petition against the election of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu.Otti said he was informed that the attackers gained access into his house through the back fence and shot and killed one of the policemen guarding the house.He said, “It was a purecase of assassination attempt on my life butthe God I serve did not allow them to succeed.“I have been in Abuja for one whole week and guess what couldhave happened if I didnot leave in the morning before the attack.”