Monarch surrenders, Prof., six others wanted over soldiers killing

A traditional ruler, Clement Ikolo Ogenerukeywe, has been detained by the Delta State Police command in connection with the killing of 17 officers and soldiers of the

Ogenerukeywe’s ascension to the throne was fraught with controversy with many Emu Kindom indigenes embarking on a protest. President Bola Armed Tinubu, who in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces attended the ceremony, reiterated that the killers must be brought to book. He said: “The banner of eight wanted persons involved with the killing, including a woman, is hereby released. Accordingly, it is necessary to state that citizens are our first line of intelligence and must rise to the occasion in honour of their nation

“The cases were prosecuted by the Department of Prosecution , Federal Ministry of Justice. Accordingly, they would be handed over to the Borno State Government for further action.” Gen. Buba explained that the “pressure of military operations” on both the children and their captors played an important part in rescue operation.

“The pressure of military operations created a significant level of distress both for the terrorist and the children. Given the situation, troops’ line of interest was the children. The level of distress created by the children was sufficient enough for troops to exploit in their rescue. “On the successes recorded by the military in different theatres of operations in the past two weeks , the Defence spokesperson said, troops killed 212 suspected terrorists and arrested 252 others.

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