Independence Day Bomb Blast Suspect, Charles Okah In Coma

Charles Okah
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Tuesday, suspended its ruling on an application  filed before it by the four alleged masterminds of the 2010 Independence Day bomb blast, after it was informed that the 1st accused person, Mr. Charles Okah, was in coma at the Kuje prison clinics.

Charles who is a younger brother to the embattled ex-leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta, MEND, Mr Henry Okah, is facing terrorism charge with  three others, Obi Nwabueze, Edmund Ebiware, and Tiemkemfa Francis Osvwo, a.k.a General Gbokos.


The Federal Government in the substantive charge it entered against them before the High Court, alleged that they conspired with one Emmanuel Allison and made direct attempt at endangering the life of President Goodluck Jonathan by seeking to drive two motor vehicles wired with time-regulated explosive devices to the Eagle Square where the Independence celebration was taking place.

Government further told the court that between January 2 and March 15, 2010, within Port-Harcourt Rivers State and diverse places, the accused persons conspired with Henry, Chima Orlu, (at large), and persons unknown, to make a direct attempt to endanger the lives of the Governor of Delta state, Edo state and Imo state by seeking to drive two motors vehicles wired with time regulated explosive devices into government house annex, Warri, Delta State, the venue of the Vanguard Post Amnesty Dialogue, where the said governors were in attendance, in order to cause a bomb blast for the purpose of levying war against the state.

It maintained that whereas 12 persons died as a result of the October 1 explosion, a man also lost his life as a result of the explosion that rocked the Post Amnesty Dialogue in Delta state.

All the accused persons had since pleaded not guilty to the allegations, even as they urged trial Justice Gabriel Kolawole to go ahead and quash the charges.

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