A South African court has found Henry Okah guilty of terrorism charges
leveled against him by the federal government of Nigeria.
Okah is accused of masterminding two car bombings in Abuja on October
1 in 2010. 12 people were killed and 36 wereinjured. He was arrested
in Johannesburg the following day.
Okah was allegedly the leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of
the Niger Delta, that claimed responsibility for the blasts.
He was charged with engaging in terrorist activities, conspiracy to
engage in terrorist activity, and delivering, placing, and detonating
an explosive device.
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe, who was first to
give evidence at the opening of Okah's trial said Okah was a "key
figure in theNiger Delta struggle and the militants had a lot of
respect for him".
Okah denied involvement in the attacks, which were claimed by MEND
militants, and also denies being the leader of the group.
Source: informationng.com

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