Nigeria: Okah Meant to Embarrass Jonathan
The South African judge who sentenced leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Henry Okah, says the group's actions aimed to embarrass President Goodluck Jonathan.
Ex-militants
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Nigeria:
Militant Group Threatens 'Hell' Over Leader's Jail Term in South Africa
Premium Times, 26 March 2013
The armed militant group, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, on Tuesday condemned the 24-year jail term passed on its leader, Henry Okah, by the South African… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Convicted Militant Okah's Wife Speaks Out
SAPA, 27 March 2013
The wife of convicted Nigerian terrorist Henry Okah said on Tuesday that he was her "forever guy" and that she would stand by him despite his 24-year jail sentence. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Henry Okah - MEND Reacts, Says Okah's Sentence, a Sham
Vanguard, 26 March 2013
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Tuesday, said it was disappointed at the twenty-four (24) years sentence slammed on Henry Okah after a sham trial in a… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Henry Okah Gets 24-Year Jail Term for Abuja Bombings
This Day, 27 March 2013
Leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Henry Okah, Tuesday bagged a 24-year jail term for his complicity in the October 1 twin car bombings that… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Abuja, Warri Bombings - Henry Okah to Spend 24 Years in Prison
Vanguard, 27 March 2013
A SOUTH African Court, yesterday, sentenced former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, Mr. Henry Okah, to 24 years imprisonment, having been found… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Okah Jailed 24 Years for Terrorism
Daily Trust, 27 March 2013
A South African court yesterday sentenced Niger Delta militant leader Henry Okah to 24 years in prison after finding him guilty of masterminding twin car bombings in Abuja on… Read more »
InFocus
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A South African High Court has handed down a 24-year jail term to Nigerian militant leader Henry Okah for acts of terrorism committed in October 2010. Read more »
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Henry Okah has been found guilty by a Johannesburg High Court of masterminding two car bombings in Abuja that killed twelve people and injured 36 others on October 1, 2010. Read more »
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President Jonathan has expressed his readiness to hold talks with a leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta Mr. Henry Okah currently on trial in a South African ... Read more »
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Henry Okah, the alleged mastermind of the October 1 bomb blasts that claimed lives and destroyed property gave the instructions, an eye witness testified in a South African court ... Read more »