Three workers members connected to Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, had been on Tuesday morning attacked by unidentified gunmen close to the Sam Mbakwe Airport in Owerri, the Imo State capital.
The incident, which occurred between Umuowa and Ihite junction, a brief distance from the airport, occurred whereas the group was en path to the ability for official duties.
Sources mentioned that the attackers, suspected to be fleeing gunmen, opened fireplace on the car conveying the aides as they approached the airport hall.
Otti’s Chief Press Secretary, Njoku Ukoha, confirmed the assault in a press release on Tuesday, noting that the affected officers had been a part of an advance group and never the governor’s convoy.
Ukoha mentioned, “Within the early hours of at present, December 2nd, an advance group of three members from the Workplace of the Government Governor of Abia State, His Excellency Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, on obligation to Sam Mbakwe Airport, Imo State, was attacked by unidentified gunmen.
“The incident occurred between Umuowa and Ihite junction, shortly earlier than the Sam Mbakwe Airport Junction in Imo State.”
He clarified that the governor was not caught within the incident and that no casualties had been recorded.
“Most of the people is hereby knowledgeable that the convoy of Governor Otti was not concerned on this assault, and no lives had been misplaced throughout the unlucky incident,” the assertion added.
In the meantime, the Imo State Police Command is but to touch upon the event as of the time of submitting this report.