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The Ovie (King) of Ewu Kingdom in Ughelli South local government area of Delta State, His Royal Majesty, Clement Oghenerukevwe Ikolo, Urhukpe 1, has surrendered himself to the police in the State.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Ewu King surrendered himself to the Police after the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) declared him wanted along with 7 others over the killing of military personnel in his kingdom.
Ovie Ikolo reported to the Delta State Police Command in Asaba at about 6:57 pm on Thursday and was received by the State Commissioner of Police, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi.
Briefing journalists before surrendering to the police, the monarch denied any involvement in the killing of the slain soldiers.
He called on the Federal and Delta State Governments to constitute independent panel of inquiry to investigate the killing of the military police within the Okuama community of his kingdom.
He further stated that he decided to present himself to the authority to prove to the Nigerian Government and the international community that he had no hand or connection with those murdered the soldiers.
“I am very surprised that my name as the monarch of the kingdom will appear in the list of wanted persons.
“I have no hand in the killings. I have no hand in encouraging anybody to kill anybody. It is against my philosophy as a human being and my faith as a Catholic.
“It is a serious crime against humanity and they need to look at the appropriate places and do thorough investigation to know all those who committed this and bring them to book let justice prevail.
“I am not a party to this and like I have said earlier, the State Government is aware of the turbulence I have been going through and as I speak, an arrangement was made by the government to invite the opponents recently just before this happenings.
“To invite those who are fighting me in the kingdom to reconcile the differences and allow me to go into the kingdom and start to rule as the monarch of the place.
“I have not been able to set up anything. I have not been able to set up my traditional council. I have done nothing in the kingdom.
“So, I barely know anything right now. I have no information. I know nothing. I am only just in the process of setting up a structure to enable me rule in the kingdom,” he said.