Abia State Governor Alex Otti says he was spared from an assassination attempt in July 2015. In separate reports, he recounts how events from his entry into politics included a life-threatening incident that, he says, could have ended his life, but did not.
Otti speaks at a religious event, the “Abia Solemn Assembly and Covenant Renewal Service” in Umuahia, organised by the state government under the theme “Remembering the Covenant.” He frames his political journey in terms of faith, saying that serving God sustained him through challenges. One outlet highlights that a friend recently reminded him of the 2015 incident, while another provides a fuller description of his account during the service. The accounts focus on his testimony and do not provide independent details of the alleged attempt beyond the timing and his claim that divine protection was involved.
