By: Felix Ikpotor
Reports say a popular Port Harcourt-based lawyer, Mr. Ken Atsuwete, was, last night assassinated by yet to be identified gunmen at his residence in Aluu, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Phspectator gathered that the gunmen stormed his residence, cornered him and shot him several times leading to his death.
Atsuete was before his death one of the counsels representing the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the former chairman of Asari-Toru Local Government Area, Ojukaye Flag-Amachree who is standing trial for alleged murder in the state
The deceased was one of the speakers at the just concluded conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, held in Port Harcourt, lastweek.
We gathered that Ken Atsuete’s corpse has been deposited at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital mortuary.
Meanwhile, when contacted, the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP, Nnamdi Omoni said he was yet to get details of the murder.
