Nigeria, April 21 -- Nwosu had claimed that the monarch of the town, Obi Gibson Nwosu, was allegedly dethroned some three years ago, and continues to lay claims to the throne, prompting the governor to institute a panel to determine who the rightful monarch is.

The panel had in its report submitted last month, affirmed Nwosu as the rightful monarch, and the state government had also issued a White Paper on the report, warning Ndigwe to stop parading himself as monarch.

But a week ago at a traditional function, Ndigwe paraded himself as a monarch, having previously described the panel's recommendation as a mere academic exercise.

Ndigwe has now taken the challenge a notch higher to further stamp his authority, in defiance to Soludo's o...