Angola | Economic Justice | Human Rights & Democracy Building
Top Nigerian militant extradited
BBC News 18/2/2008
A prominent Niger Delta militant leader, Henry Okah, has been extradited from Angola to Nigeria, according to officials in Angola. A founder of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend), he was arrested in Angola five months ago on arms trafficking charges. The group said that Mr Okah had been extradited on Thursday. Mend claimed he was being held at a secret location in northern Nigeria, but ministers in Abuja did not comment ... While other groups have called a ceasefire after being offered government incentives, Mr Okah's faction has remained active. The BBC's Alex Last in Lagos says Mr Okah's detention has upset many of his old colleagues, and some have threatened to call off their self-declared truce. What the government does with him now could have a real impact on the prospects of peace in Nigeria's oil-producing region ...
BBC News 18/2/2008
A prominent Niger Delta militant leader, Henry Okah, has been extradited from Angola to Nigeria, according to officials in Angola. A founder of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend), he was arrested in Angola five months ago on arms trafficking charges. The group said that Mr Okah had been extradited on Thursday. Mend claimed he was being held at a secret location in northern Nigeria, but ministers in Abuja did not comment ... While other groups have called a ceasefire after being offered government incentives, Mr Okah's faction has remained active. The BBC's Alex Last in Lagos says Mr Okah's detention has upset many of his old colleagues, and some have threatened to call off their self-declared truce. What the government does with him now could have a real impact on the prospects of peace in Nigeria's oil-producing region ...
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