APGA Governorship Candidate in Abia State, Dr Alex Otti escaped unhurt as PDP Thugs attacked his convoy today at Ntigha Junction, for the 2nd time in two weeks.

Peoples Democratic Party’s thugs launched an attack on the campaign convoy of the governorship candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia, Dr. Alex Otti, today at Ntigha Junction on the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway,

The armed attack against the former Diamond Bank boss and front line governorship candidate in the upcoming general elections in the state was the second in less than two weeks.

The campaign team was attacked on March 9, while on their way to Oboro in Ukwuano Local Government Area of the state for town hall meetings with the people of the area.

Eyewitnesses account said that the attack happened while Otti’s motorcade was on its way to Mbawsi in Isialangwa North Local Government Area of the state, for a town hall meeting.

The account stated that the thugs waylaid Otti’s team at Ntigha Junction on the expressway. The thugs were said to have blocked the way to Mbawsi, shooting randomly into the air, resulting in a stampede as motorists on the expressway as well as cyclists, passersby and hawkers at the junction ran to different directions for safety.

A cyclist, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that the incident happened around 2 p.m, saying that the thugs were later repelled by youths of the area ‘’assisted by policemen.’’

He said, ‘’the thugs came in branded buses and blocked the road to Mbawsi. ‘’We sensed that there was danger and they started shooting as soon as Otti’s convoy (motorcade) approached the junction.
‘’The resultant stampede made vehicles on the expressway, motorcyclists, hawkers and everybody to run for safety,’’ Sunday said.

He said that Otti’s motorcade parked by the roadside until the thugs took to their heels. It was gathered that signs of a possible disruption of Otti’s town hall meetings in the area was noticed in the morning when thugs attacked and vandalised a vehicle bearing a public address system, which was going round playing Otti’s campaign songs and jingles.

The campaign team later moved to Ntigha to hold a town hall meeting with the people before moving to Mbawsi, where they were received by a large crowd of supporters.
The youths of the area turned the meeting into a carnival as they danced round the community, chanting pro-Otti’s songs and displaying his campaign posters.

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