Reports from Delta State revealed that the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar
Association, Ughelli chapter in Delta state has been assassinated.
NAN reports that the chairman, Mr. Austin Icheghe was assassinated in
front of his house on Thursday, April 16, by yet to be identified assailants.
The deceased niece, who gave her name as Egunor Uviesa, said some gunmen
shot the lawyer at about 9.00pm as he was alighting from his car in front of
his compound.
“As soon as he came down from his
vehicle, they accosted him and shot him on the head. He was immediately rushed
to a private clinic in Ughelli where he was confirmed dead,” she said.
It was reported that the victim was still in his pool of blood at the
spot where he was killed.
It was gathered that sympathisers
have been trooping in to console his family members.
When the state police command
spokesman, Celestina Kalu was contacted on the incident, Kalu confirmed the
tragedy via text message saying: “Yes sir, he was murdered by
unknown gunmen last night.”
Just less than 24 hours to the
governorship election, the Youth leader for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
in Imo State, Ugonna Omereonye was also
assassinated.
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