King Clement Ikolo of Ewu Kingdom who voluntarily surrendered himself to the Nigerian Police on Thursday evening after he was declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters alongside seven others, has been handed over to the Nigerian Army this morning.
Bright Edafe, the Public Relations Officer of the Delta State Police Command confirmed this to journalists on Friday morning.
King Ikolo was declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters in connection with the killing of 17 military personnel in the Okuama community of Delta State.
Before surrendering to the Police, HRM Clement Ikolo held a press conference denying his involvement in the killings while also insisting on his innocence.
In his briefing, the Monarch said, “I am surprised that my name as the monarch of the kingdom will appear on 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 a thorough investigation to know all those who have committed this and bring them to book and let justice prevail.
“I am not a party to this, and as I said earlier, the state government is aware of the turbulence I have been going through. The state government planned to invite those fighting me to reconcile the differences and allow me to enter the kingdom and rule as the monarch.
“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 in the process of setting up a structure to enable me to rule in the kingdom.”
