The Nigerian Army has released the traditional ruler, Clement Ikolo, earlier declared wanted and arrested over the gruesome murder of 17 soldiers in Okuama community, Delta State on 14 March 2024.
Ikolo was declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters alongside seven others for alleged involvement in the act.
He was released to Senator Ede Dafianone who stood surety.
The Spokesman for the Army, Major General Clement Nwachukwu, who confirmed the development, said the decision to hand the traditional ruler to the Senator is based on the fact that there’s nothing establishing his culpability even though no evidence exonerates him yet.
It would be recalled that the traditional ruler of Ewu had surrendered himself to the police after he and several others were declared wanted by the military in connection with the killing of 17 army personnel in Okuama on the 14th of March.
He had been in military custody for about a month after the police handed him over to the military following his surrender.
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