Henry Okah, leader of Nigeria’s militant group, Movement for the
Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, was jailed Tuesday by South African
court for 24 years after he was convicted of 13 terrorism charges over
twin bombings in Abuja in 2010.
“Effectively, the accused Okah is therefore sentenced to 24 years imprisonment,” said Judge Neels Claassen.
Twelve people were killed in the bomb attacks in the Nigerian capital
as the country was celebrating the 50th anniversary of its
independence.
The state argued that Okah showed little remorse during the trial,
and that his intentions in the bombings were to “obtain maximum
casualties.”
SOURCE: DAILYPOST
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