The Benin, Monarch, Oba Ewuare the second, has described the gruesome murder of the 16 military personnel in Okuama Community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta as barbaric and condemnable.

He expressed his deepest condolences when the 4-Brigade Commander of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier-General Ebenezer Oduyebo, paid him a courtesy call in his palace in Benin City. 

He called for appreciation and support for Nigeria security agencies, especially the army, for their roles in securing the country. 

Earlier in his remarks, the 4-Brigade Commander of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier-General Ebenezer Oduyebo, pledged his loyalty to Oba Ewuare the second for adding a touch of glamour to royalty and sought royal blessings, prayers and cooperation. 

Highpoint of the visit was a presentation of a plaque to the Royal parsonage by Brigadier-General Ebenezer Oduyebo, who assumed duty at the 4-Brigade headquarters in Benin City on the 12th of January, 2024.