Gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state in the 2015 election, , Dr. Dakuku Peterside has described the murder of a prominent lawyer in the state, Barrister Ken Atsuwete as the deadliest in the series of political killings that have been going on in the state.
Peterside, who condemned in strong terms, the gruesome murder of the lawyer, in s statement, said that the killing of the prominent Activist, Political Commentator and Lawyer is the deadliest of several politically motivated killings in Rivers State.
The politician who is the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), declared: “I condemn in the strongest terms the barbaric, nasty and heinous assassination of Barrister Ken Atsuwete in Port Harcourt, Rivers State today. This is perhaps the deadliest of several politically motivated killings perpetrated in Rivers State in recent times.”
Peterside described Ken Atsuwete as a prominent Activist, political commentator, fiery critic of bad governance and Citizen Activist.
“Without any doubt, the killers of Ken Atsuwete have the objective of instilling fear in the rank of the opposition, stifle them and silence every voice of reason in Rivers State. The killing of Ken Atsuwete is perhaps the height of impunity which is now an everyday way of life in my home State of Rivers.
“I call on the Inspector General of Police, Director General of State Security Service and other national security agencies to conduct an extensive investigation into this heinous crime with a view to bringing the perpetrators to book and restoring sanity to our dear state.” [myad]
