Nigeria: Okah's Conviction Rekindles Clamour for Justice Sector Reform

30 January 2013

For democracy to thrive in Nigeria, many analysts are of the view that a reform of the criminal justice system is imperative. Davidson Iriekpen writes

For the Nigerian judiciary, last week was not particularly a good one when news filtered in that Head of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Mr. Henry Okah, had been convicted in South Africa over acts relating to terrorism. Okah was found guilty on a 13-count charge by a Johannesburg High Court judge, Neels Claassen, for masterminding the 2010 Independent Day twin car bombings that killed 12 people in Abuja.

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