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 were injured. 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 the Niger 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.
Culled from: Naij
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