An advance team of Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, escaped unhurt after unidentified gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in the early hours of Tuesday December 2, 2025, along the Umuowa-Ihete axis in Imo State.
The three-member team was enroute to Sam Mbakwe Cargo Airport, Owerri, when the attack occurred shortly before the airport junction.
In a statement electronically signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Ukoha Njoku Ukoha, the Abia Government clarified that Governor Otti’s main convoy was nowhere near the location at the time.
“The convoy of His Excellency, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, was not attacked. No o member of the advance team or any other person sustained injury, and no life was lost”, the statement stressed, urging the public to disregard rumours suggesting otherwise.
Security agencies have been notified, and investigations are underway to identify and apprehend the assailants.
-9News Nigeria.
