CONVICTED ''TERRORIST'' HENRY OKAH ATTEMPTS PRISON BREAK

Henry Okah, sentenced in South Africa to 24 years on terrorism charges, has been caught in a failed jail break attempt, prison authorities said Monday.

HENRY OKAH SENTENCED TO 24 YEARS IN JAIL

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.

SOUTH AFRICAN COURT CONVICTS NIGERIAN HENRY OKAH OF TERRORISM

 

A South African court on Monday convicted Nigerian national Henry Okah of 13 terrorism charges, including bombings that killed 12 people in Abuja on independence day 2010.