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Nigerian Army has said it does not
have a complete information of possible culpability to

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hold the Monarch of All Kingdom responsible
for the killing of seventeen military personnel.

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On March fourteenth, twenty twenty four, at Okuama community in the Gary South

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Local Government area of Delta States,
the Army were releasing the the tenth Royal

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Father. His Royal Majesty Clement Ekolo
said at a brief ceremony at the Nigerian

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Army headquarters in Abuja on Friday that
there is also no sufficient evidence to accelerate

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anyone yet over the mass killing of
the soldiers by non state actors. According

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to the Army spokesperson, Brigadier General
o Yema I Wachuku, the monarch was

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declared wanted alongside others because of possible
culpability since the crime was committed within his

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kingdom. The Army released the monarch
to the senator representing the Senatorial District of

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the ground that the Royal Father may
be made available if needed. Rice family.

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The Royal Father, Clement Ecologue,
who wept and melted into the arms

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and brace of his wife, with
likely signs of battling to control tales from

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his face turked the parsonnel of the
Nigerian Army for taking good care of him

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at the detention facility. The one
that said the commanding officer at the detention

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facility was very amazing and tanked all
other Parsonleel at the facility for looking after

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him prior to his release. Senators
from Delta States led by Senator nd Umboko,

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together with his colleagues Senator ed Dafinon
and Senator Thomas jill O Noah provinces

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the Chief of Defense Staff in Abuja, among other things, see for the

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release of the Obia of Evogulubo Clement
ecolog uncle one who was declared wanted by

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the military authority over the killing of
Sevantine military Parsonleel in Okuama, who later

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turned himself to the authority. We
had earlier reported that the Royal Father,

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among the eighth persons declared wanted by
the Nigeria Defense Headquarters allegedly to the mass

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killing of soldiers at Oklama community in
the Gilly South Local Government area of Delta

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State of March fourteen, twenty twenty
four, has submitted himself to the police

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and he has since been handed over
to the military by the Nigerian Police Force.

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The Royal Father, his Royal Majesty, Claiment, the traditional ruler of

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every kingdom, in a video broadcast
before he handed himself to the police,

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said he has no connection with the
killing of the soldiers and as a Christian,

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he condemned the art of taking the
life of another. It was gathered

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that the traditional Ruler submitted himself to
the police said that he was declared wanted

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by the Nigeria Defense Headquarters. To
my greatest surprise, I saw my name

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in the list of persons declared wanted
in connection with Bushennio’s crime. It is

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a shock to be because I do
not believe in anything that has to do

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with truncating the lives of human beings. I am not any way, share

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or from connected to this. Let
it be stated clearly that even as a

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monarch, I have not been able
to access the kingdom to death. I

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got my staff in office on the
sixteenth of November twenty twenty three. Prior

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to getting my staff of office,
it is being turbulent and to my greatest

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surprise, I saw my name on
the list of persons wanted in connection with

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this Hendeus crime. The royal father
Claimant Eculus stated in court it would be

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recalled that on March fourteenth, twenty
twenty four officers and soldiers of the one

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hundred and eighty one Amphibius Battalion were
killed by armed group. According to the

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military, the soldiers were on a
peacekeeping mission in the Okuama community. Okauama

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and Oconoma communities in the states have
been abroad in a lingering land dispute since

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twenty twenty three. The monarch was
said to have arrived the Delta State Command

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headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force at
six forty one PM presented himself to the

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State Commissioner of Police, Olyfami Abandiwanda. Meanwhile, the Nigerian military disclosed that

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it made place a mounty on suspects
connected to the killing. The funeral rights

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for the slain soldiers took place at
the National Military Cemetery in Abuja, with

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President Borda Amed Tenbo conferring National Honors
awards posthumously on the slain soldiers. Other

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persons declared wanted and yet to be
captured or surrendered themselves included Professor Ekapo at

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all under Awadennis Bakery Akir daniel O
montegu Aka and Maglen Katemalawa, Devid Sinclair,

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Oliki Ruben Baru and Igoni ab Bright
ed Fey the Delta State Police fox

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person, according to Pont newspaper confirmed
in Asabah, the Delta State capital,

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that the monarchs submitted itself and he
has been handed over to the military.

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Yes, the monarch reported yesterday and
this morningly was handed over to the military

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and effaciated in court. Meanwhile,
human rights lawyer innibehe a Film has turned

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the decision of the Defense headquarters to
the clear eight persons wanted over the grulesome

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murder of seventeen soldiers in Okuhamadelta State
as illegal kicking against the moved and opposed.

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Via his official ex account on Thursday, a Film suggested that demand hunt

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for those responsible for the killing of
the seventeen military personnel should be handled by

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the police. He said that it
was illegal to declare anyone wanted without a

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court order and in that if the
armed forces suspected them of their involvement in

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the mother of the soldiers, they
should have passed the information to the police

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for investigation. He wrote this should
be handled by the police not the military.

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We keep mastardizing our institutions. These
individuals are not members of the armed

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forces and brother are not subject to
service law. It is illegal to declare

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anyone wanted without a court order.
If the Armed forces is suspecting them of

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murder or other offenses, they should
have passed the information to the police.

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This gestapo behavior has to end.
Have access to the Monarch whenever needed,

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you know you army. Therefore hereby
who is the only the Israelius Clement to

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the King of I Kingdom, to
distinguished Senator the felony representing Delta Central as

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a responsible national political figo. I
want to band God on my team for

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his messages, his grace and strength. I really want to tag the I

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mean especially the facility where I was
the commanding officer was amazing, you know,

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and the people there beside this the
game was was what was really good.

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They looked after me, you know, and they did so well.

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I also want to thank the Chief
of the Intelligence. But I want to

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thank him, you know, for
all the for looking after me, with

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you, with you, I really
wanted to Yeah, churches, kay,

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definitely, m uh uh said uh. The Sumi Senator babies teach you see

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what kind of sighs got pretty ny
kids? An kinglish genion to talk to

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you any times? What okay?
The single senator something? Oh, ladies

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and genmen, I’d like to pick. Let me begin my person formers recognizing

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the presence in armists uh this morning
of distinguished Senator Edi daun name uh senator

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representing the unenterceptor and of course his
darling wife. I’m not forgetting other members

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of his own charge or here this
morning. I requally like to U respectfully

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acknowledge Israel Highness Clement Ecoro Alga and
every care our King of Ewy Kingdom or

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in Delta State. I haven’t said
that my name is a major general or

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you know. I want to go
and director and in propliculations and on behalf

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of the children and staff. I
would like to welcome you, distinguished Senator,

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members of their own charge, of
course, not forgetting your spouse to

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this all important event. I’m equally
likely to welcome members of the first the

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Bibital since Yester for the past three
days, since we began, the Chief

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of Army staff for scholar conference,
thank you for your residence. I haven’t

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said that we all know why we’re
here at this amount. It’s about Israel

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Highness who voluntarily, voluntarily I made
himselfe available when we declared some people wanted

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some suspects wanted in because of that
unfortunate incident that led to the laws that

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live of aund seventeen personnel of the
Nigerian Army. Haven’t said that I will

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proceed with this transpecting. Following the
prusion and reprehensible killing of seventeen Nigerian Army

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personnel in the Okawama community of Delta
States on fourteen March twoenty and twenty four,

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a manhunt was launched for those suspected
to have perpetrated, directed, supported

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or knew about the incident, with
a view to bring in those culpable to

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justice in this world. His Royal
Highness Clement Ekulu or an Luque, the

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King of every Kingdom of the other
States in whose the name the dastardly acts

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took place, surrendered to the Nigerian
Police, who in turn handed over to

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the Nigerian Army. Since his surrender, the Nigerian Army has painstakingly reviewed every

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available information on the incident and has
come to some preliminary observations and influences,

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one of which is that our cropability
has not been conclusively established against the traditional

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Ruler. There is insufficient evidence to
exonerate anyone at the stage. Nevertheless,

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on the intervention of distinguished Senator do
you Knowne representing Denta Central and his vouching

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for the Monarch’s character and the fact
that the Monarch will also turned himself aid

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for questioning, he has been decided
that is highless released to the distinguished Senator

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who has agreed to act as shorty
for his release on the condition that he

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will always assist in the Gerian Army
and other agencies of government investigating the aquariuma

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killing incident to have access to the
monarch whenever needed. The Nigerian Army therefore

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hereby who uses the owner of the
Israel Highness Clement Ikolo o Rukaway to the

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King of the Wo Kingdom to distinguish
Senator Tafrenoni representing Delta Central as a responsible

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national political figure. Members of the
public and the international community are to note

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that the release of the traditional Ruler
speaks to Nigerian Army’s commitments to upholding the

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rule of law and justice. The
Nigerian Army therefore, who wishes to by

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this guest child and courage orders to
make themselves available for questioning, and that

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they’re guaranteed the affair and decent treatment, and will be strictly subjective to constitutional

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provisions for handling such cases be found
culpable. Thank you for your attention.

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So it’s my own, not now
family’s. Lady Bay, we need in

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a morments aw