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| Africa Subsaharan |
| Nigeria arrests 'rebel's' brother |
| 2010-10-18 |
| [Al Jazeera] Nigerian security forces have arrested the brother of Henry Okah, a former leader of the rebel Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend), over his suspected involvement in deadly bombings in Abuja, the capital, on October 1. Charles Okah was taken into custody at his home in the southern city of Lagos on Sunday. He has been accused of helping to fund the twin car bombings that struck during independence anniversary celebrations in Abuja. Henry Okah is alleged to have masterminded the attack that left 12 people dead and dozens of others injured. Al Jazeera's Ama Boateng, reporting from the capital, confirmed that Okah had been arrested. Boateng said: "We can confirm that Charles Okah, Henry Okah's brother, was arrested on Saturday afternoon in Lagos. "This is in connection with the bombings in Abuja." A government official said that Charles Okah was mentioned by suspects as a source of funds for the Abuja blasts. "He is with us in Abuja," the official, who chose to remain anonymous, told reporters. The arrest comes a day after a warning, signed Jomo Gbomo, the pseudonym used to claim the independence day blasts and years of attacks on oil and gas installations in the Niger Delta, was emailed to media saying that another bombing was planned for Abuja. |
| Posted by:Fred |