The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia state, Dr. Alex Otti and his supporters were on Monday attacked by thugs during a campaign exercise in Umuahia.
Otti, a former Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Bank was campaigning at the town hall at Ndioru Village in Ikwuano LGA in Umuahia Abia state, Nigeria, when the attacks took place.
Otti, speaking on his facebook account at, said, Good Morning Ndi Abia, Good Morning Nigeria.I and my supporters were attacked by some sponsored thugs at the venue of our town hall meeting at Ndioru Village in Ikwuano LGA.
It was a gory sight as the thugs armed with guns, machetes and stones descended on my supporters.
Some of my supporters were injured while some cars in my convoy were damaged.
I then urged my teeming supporters to exercise restraints in the face of continued provocation while I lodged a complaint at the Police Command.
No degree of cowardly attacks will stop the transformation of Abia State which has already commenced.
Ndi Abia, please use your PVC‘s to expel brigandage from the God’s Own State and embrace change which is already in the air.
The APGA governorship candidate in Abia state, also charged the people of Abia to ensure that they collect their Permanent Voters Cards in order to expel brigandage from the state.
