God saved me from assassination attempt – Otti

He recalled that he contested the 2015 Governorship Election and went to the tribunal to contest the election result when the victory was given to the Peoples Democratic Party’s Governorship Candidate, Okezie Ikpeazu. The governor said that he was in Abuja trying to hold a meeting with someone, who repeatedly shifted the dates, until the meeting still did not take place.

Otti said that he subsequently informed his friends that he would leave Abuja the next day since the meeting didn’t hold, in spite of their objections.

“There was only one flight from Abuja to Owerri then. “All my friends objected. I said, Well, I have received a message that I must leave Abuja.

“So, to make it make sense, I told them I wanted to be at the tribunal on Friday, so they grudgingly accepted. “That night, assassins attacked my residence in Abuja, shot two policemen dead, and they were looking for me. “Of course, God had taken me away,” he said.

Otti said the attackers, after failing to find him, apparently believed he was still within the premises and proceeded to search the adjoining compound.

He said, “When they finished and couldn’t find me. They were convinced I was there. “They had so much time. By the way, this was Maitama. “They jumped into the next compound, and I learnt that they were up to 12. “They jumped into the next compound and stripped the whole building.”