The Nigerian army has whisked away the
traditional ruler of Ewu Kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area of
Delta State, Clement Ikolo.
Mr Ikolo was declared wanted alongside seven others over the ambush and murder of 17 army personnel in the state on 14 March by armed men suspected to be residents of Okuama Community.
Those ambushed and murdered included
the Commanding Officer of 181 Army Amphibious Battalion, two majors, one
captain and 13 soldiers.
The troops were
ambushed and killed while responding to a distress call arising from a clash
between Okuama and Okoloba communities in the South-southern state.
In response, the Defence Headquarters, on Thursday, declared eight suspects wanted, including Mr Ikolo, over the murder of the army personnel. It was reported that Mr Ikolo surrendered himself to the police in the state on Thursday.
The Nigerian army flew Mr Ikolo to their headquarters in Abuja on
Friday, according to a report by Vanguard
newspaper.
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The police in Delta State handed over the monarch to army personnel on
Friday morning, the paper reported.
All efforts
to speak to the police spokesperson in Delta State, Bright Edafe proved abortive.
Meanwhile, some top officials of the Nigerian army and those of the
police in the state were said to have accompanied Mr Ikolo to Asaba
International Airport, from where they departed to Abuja.
The monarch, it was learnt, was flown in an Air Peace aircraft, which
departed at about 9 a.m. on Friday to the country’s capital.
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