the  story of Aljazeera am not sure is true ,how come only Allegra the only media that have access to talk with okah ,even when south Africa media don`t have access.Bellow is the full news from Aljazeera.
The former leader of Nigeria's armed group has said he was arrested because he refused to tell the group to retract a statement claiming responsibility for last week's deadly attacks in the capital, Abuja.

Henry Okah, currently being held in jail in South Africa, told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that he received a phone call from a "close associate" of Goodluck Jonathan, the Nigerian president, telling him to urge the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) to withdraw its claim for the bombings, which killed at least 10 people and left 36 others injured on the 50th anniversay of Nigeria's independence.

"On Saturday morning, just a day after the attack, a very close associate of President Jonathan called me and explained to me that there had been a bombing in Nigeria and that President Jonathan wanted me to reach out to the group, Mend, and get them to retract the earlier statement they had issued claiming the attacks," Okah said.

"They wanted to blame the attacks on northerners who are trying to fight against him [Jonathan] to come back as president and if this was done, I was not going to have any problems with the South African government.

"I declined to do this and a few hours later I was arrested. It was based on their belief that I was going to do that that Jonathan issued a statement saying that Mend did not carry out the attack."

'Unpatriotic elements'

Jonathan, who hails from the country's south and has declared his intentions to stand in next year's presidential election, said investigations had revealed Mend, which is fighting for a greater share of Nigeria's oil wealth, knew nothing about the attacks.

He said the bombings had been carried out by a small group based outside Nigeria, sponsored by "unpatriotic elements within the country".


Henry Okah, the former alleged Mend leader, speaks exclusively to Al Jazeera from prison


Nigeria will be holding elections in January almost a year after Jonathan assumed the presidency after the incumbent president failed to complete his term due to illness and eventual death.

Jonathan's predecessor, Umaru Yaradua, came from the northern state of Katsina and Nigeria has an unwritten agreement for the presidency to alternate between the mainly Muslim north and the largely Christian south.

Al Jazeera did not get any immediate reaction from the Nigerian government about Okah's claims.

Meanwhile, the authorities have released nine people they arrested in connection with the bomb blasts on Monday, including an aide for Ibrahim Babangida, the country's former military leader.

Raymond Dokpesi, the director of Babandida's campaign to become the ruling party presidential candidate, was questioned by the country's intelligence services over the blasts, an aide said on Tuesday.

Dokpesi, who also owns one of Nigeria's leading television and radio stations, was summoned to the State Security Services (SSS) on Monday, Kassim Afegbua, a spokesman for Babangida, told the AFP news agency.

"He was released yesterday and is to report back today at about 3'oclock (1400 GMT)," Afegbua said.
 
"They said it is to do with complicity in the bomb incident of  October 1."

Several media reports on Tuesday said text messages found on the mobile phone of one of the nine suspects arrested by the state  secret police led to the summoning of Dokpesi.

^^^ Aljazeera actually tells you that Okah called and there is a video with recording of the Phone call between Aljazeera and Okah for people like you who prefer to continue existing in denial of the facts of this issue to date.

Sigh!

bombay:

Kobojunkie

The people that formed mend have come out to say they did not carry out the bombing of abuja so why are you behaving so ignorant and silly.

How can you belive a faceless character that claims to be mend.

People like tompolo are telling you they did not perform the act but you do not want to belive.

You no wan wise.

You need some education on MEND lest your arguments will be in vain.The amnesty program was for various militant groups of which tompolo,asari,soboma,ateke et al were leaders of distinct groups.MEND has always distanced itself from these people.I will go back and dig some info.Jonathan hastily assembled these miscreants and criminals to come and claim MEND.People in Niger Delta know MEND as comprising of more educated and resolute people with clear goal.Not Ateke et al.

bombay:

Mend is runned and owned by tompolo they fought the government okah is just an arms dealer,so stop saying rubbish here.
You daft heads now reason this how can someone from south africa say rubbish and you belive him more than someone that has intels at his disposal telling you the truth.
Nigerians you cannot stop to amaze me with your i too know attitude.
What can i say we have too many internet baboons here.

bombay:

Kobojunkie

The people that formed have come out to say they did not carry out the bombing of abuja so why are you behaving so ignorant and silly.

How can you belive a faceless character that claims to be mend.

People like tompolo are telling you they did not perform the act but you do not want to belive.

You no wan wise.

Bombay, you seem on a mission to show so much ignorance on this MEND issue. You need not twist facts or known history just to be able to discredit Okah at this point in time.

Fact is MEND, is a coalition of militants groups in a loose coalition for the purpose of presenting a united front against government of the day.
MEND became recognised nationally and worldwide as an entity when Jomo Gbomo emails became a constant and his emails were correctly relaying what was going on, or what was going to happen.

If you claim that Okah was not linked or supported by MEND but was just a business man, how come MEND was the one that leaned on the FGN to release Okah? Or they did it for fun?

So are you by any means also trying to say that ALL units under MEND accepted the amnesty? And where did you get it that Tompolo was the main leader of MEND? If you imply this, then pray, tell me, why did the FGN have to reach out to others after Tompolo accepted the amnesty?

While most people here on NL are saying there is a lot of underground things going on, you apologist of GEJ are just running around like headless chickens trying to speak from all corners of your mouth rather than dispassionately analyzing the goings on. While I am not saying that GEJ is right or that Okah is right, I am however smart enough not to try and re-arrange history.

That one statement has killed Jonathan severely.  

People don't die severely. they just die and once they are dead, they are dead. No long thing

The problem in Southern Nigeria is 'too much' education with every Ade,Chike and Ochuko claiming intellectual superiority in their analysis. GEJs down fall will not be due to Northerners but by his fellow Southern compatriots.
From an objective point of view GEJ never goofed in any way as it relates to MEND's involvement. Most people on this fora have ignored the fact that Henry Okah is described as an EX-leader of MEND. The bulk of what used to be known as MEND negotiated with the late Yaradua and accepted the amnesty offer. Henry Okah fell out with his former comrades in arms and proceeded on a self exile in South Africa. So when the bomb blast occured,GEJ was right to acknowledge that the MEND he knows could not have carried out the act because they had accepted the amnesty programme.
Unfortunately,IBB apologists on Nairaland,Sahara reporters and 234Next highjacked this statement and worked very hard to use it to sway public opinion online,they've succeeded. IBB failed woefully on facebook but has done quite well in other websites. Henry Okah's allegation on GEJs involvement and the prompt resort by so-called Northern leaders asking GEJ to resign is clearly a planned strategy.
As a legal practitioner,i would say that Okah has indirectly confessed to knowing about the crime, but lets see how it goes. However,Okah and most Nairalanders seem to have forgotten that the Nigerian government prompted Okah's arrest days before the bombing and were equally appalled when they got to know that SA authorities released him. How then will the same government want to co-opt the same Henry Okah into such a conspiracy days after the bombing In any case,this is Nigerian politics,lets see how it all plays out.

publisher:

The problem in Southern Nigeria is 'too much' education with every Ade,Chike and Ochuko claiming intellectual superiority in their analysis. GEJs down fall will not be due to Northerners but by his fellow Southern compatriots.
From an objective point of view GEJ never goofed in any way as it relates to MEND's involvement. Most people on this fora have ignored the fact that Henry Okah is described as an EX-leader of MEND. The bulk of what used to be known as MEND negotiated with the late Yaradua and accepted the amnesty offer. Henry Okah fell out with his former comrades in arms and proceeded on a self exile in South Africa. So when the bomb blast occured,GEJ was right to acknowledge that the MEND he knows could not have carried out the act because they had accepted the amnesty programme.

What report do you have putting Henry Okah down as an EX militant? Please show source

publisher:

Unfortunately,IBB apologists on Nairaland,Sahara reporters and 234Next highjacked this statement and worked very hard to use it to sway public opinion online,they've succeeded. IBB failed woefully on facebook but has done quite well in other websites. Henry Okah's allegation on GEJs involvement and the prompt resort by so-called Northern leaders asking GEJ to resign is clearly a planned strategy.

WOW . . . is it that feigning ignorance is sweet or what?

publisher:

As a legal practitioner,i would say that Okah has indirectly confessed to knowing about the crime, but lets see how it goes. However,Okah and most Nairalanders seem to have forgotten that the Nigerian government prompted Okah's arrest days before the bombing and were equally appalled when they got to know that SA authorities released him. How then will the same government want to co-opt the same Henry Okah into such a conspiracy days after the bombing In any case,this is Nigerian politics,lets see how it all plays out.

Indirectly? You, a legal practitioner?

Akainzo

Okah supplied arms to mend that you have to understand.
Okah is a saboteur.
The Niger-delta struggle was fought by tompolo and co.
Okah is been used by Northern elements.
How can you belive aljazera an arab station.

Okah accepted the amnesty that was why he was released.

bombay:

Okah accepted the amnesty that was why he was released.

He got Amnesty applied to his incarceration in Angola, not the Amnesty package offered all Militants in ND.

NOTE: This is the group that reportedly refused the Amnesty package offered all ND Militants, including those currently involved in kidnappings in the Eastern parts of Nigeria.

publisher:

As a legal practitioner,i would say that Okah has indirectly confessed to knowing about the crime, but lets see how it goes. However,Okah and most Nairalanders seem to have forgotten that the Nigerian government prompted Okah's arrest days before the bombing and were equally appalled when they got to know that SA authorities released him. How then will the same government want to co-opt the same Henry Okah into such a conspiracy days after the bombing In any case,this is Nigerian politics,lets see how it all plays out.

As a legal practitioner, you would only get your clients into jail if you continue with this kind of falsehood!
Henry Okah's house was raided on 30th September but he was not arrested. He was only arrested 2 days after the bomb blast on the basis that MEND was involved and that he has connections with MEND, even the charge sheet said this clearly. https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-525121.0.html

NO amount of twisting facts would get nobody anywhere. You are always better off on public forums to stick to the known facts and then postulate on what could be or what you think it is, or even shed more light with facts. But never attempt to twist verifiable facts.

Kobojunkie stop talking from the side of your mouth.
Did angola offer amnesty is it not nigerian government that offered amnesty.

GAR3TH:

they are multiple gangs in the delta, not just mend.

Categorically, there are two types of Militants in ND:

A. Government Certified/Approved Militants
B. Non-Certified Militants

The category A militants were at Aso villa today where they upgraded their certification. You can figure out which category Okah belongs to.

Okah accepted amnesty and he got paid for it.

Nairalanders, please calm down and let's get down to the nitty gritty of the Nollywood whodunnit plot unfolding before our eyes.

In my opinion there is only one question to ask and it is this:  who stands to gain the most and the most to lose from the bombing?

Is it

A.  Babangida

B.  MEND

C.  Jonathan Goodluck

Answers are most welcome

bombay:

Akainzo

Okah supplied arms to mend that you have to understand.
Okah is a saboteur.
The Niger-delta struggle was fought by tompolo and co.
Okah is been used by Northern elements.
How can you belive aljazera an arab station.

You sure got me laughing out hysterically! So Okah is a saboteur to MEND because he supplied MEND arms You are as logical as someone in an asyllum.

Tompolo, Ateke et al, were just a bunch of bandits blowing up pipelines and engaging in oil bunkering until a smart alec organized them into MEND, gave them a voice though Jomo Gbomo and unleashed them onto the national consciousness as a rebel cult fighting a cause.
You can ask anybody within the Okrika axis how they viewed Ateke Tom before MEND came into the equation.

It's unfortunate that most people commenting don't even know or ever seen the guy called Okah.
If U had the opportunity to relate with him, like I have severally, then you will understand that there is more to this whole theaterics than U can possibly imagine. So unfortunate!

who is talking about atake tom.

Am talking about tompolo and mend abi you leave your brain for house.

kulutempa:

Nairalanders, please calm down and let's get down to the nitty gritty of the Nollywood whodunnit plot unfolding before our eyes.

In my opinion there is only one question to ask and it is this:  who stands to gain the most and the most to lose from the bombing?

Is it

A.  Babangida

B.  MEND

C.  Jonathan Goodluck

Answers are most welcome

Biggest Loser --> Nigerians

Biggest Winners --> All the politicians (Jonathan, IBB, MEND etc)

drmoney:

It's unfortunate that most people commenting don't even know or ever seen the guy called Okah.
If U had the opportunity to relate with him, like I have severally, then you will understand that there is more to this whole theaterics than U can possibly imagine. So unfortunate!

Gbam!

I do not know where people are getting their facts, MEND NEVER ACCEPTED AMNESTY, they even attacked atlas cove during this amnesty period.
If Okah is an arm dealer like some people say, why was MEND demanding him to be released when He was imprisoned by Nigerian Govt.
And OKAH never claimed he has a hand in the bombing, He only said he refused to dance to the tune of GEJ and was framed up and arrested.

Ask yourself this question what his he fighting for when you have a man from the niger delta fighting to be president so that he can change the equation but instead you want to run him down.
What his he trying to achieve,the same northerners that have stolen the the resources from the niger delta they did not go to abuja to bomb now they deem it fit to pull the stunt.
Ask yourself why.
It is a shame okah could be fooled into this plot you know why greed is the reason.

Kobojunkie:

He got Amnesty applied to his incarceration in Angola, not the Amnesty package offered all Militants in ND.

your reply reveals a confused personality, your losing the plot already,

NOTE: This is the group that reportedly refused the Amnesty package offered all ND Militants, including those currently involved in kidnappings in the Eastern parts of Nigeria.

Do you mean those criminal who even charge as low as N10,000 for ransome are MEND, Guy you need to be checked in, You need help, so all this while this was your idea of MEND, very soon all the hoodlums in Nigeria will be regarded as MEND, what manner of confusion,

jmaine:


Do you mean those criminal who even charge as low as N10,000 for ransome are MEND, Guy you need to be checked in, You need help, so all this while this was your idea of MEND, very soon all the hoodlums in Nigeria will be regarded as MEND, what manner of confusion,

Please get a grip on yourself. If ENGLISH language is a problem for you, accept your flaw and learn to ask questions rather than trying to play stupid with this.

@ drmoney,

Could you please expatiate on your dealings with Okah. We would be more than interested to know.

na wa for una sef!!! all of una for this nairaland. We all know that anyone can claim to be MEND on the internet and we know a larger and the visible part of MEND have accepted amnesty and are here in abuja lounging and spending money laou-laou. so if a tiny invisible minority part claims to be MEND and you are the president which part would you choose to recognise?. to me it seems Henry okah is responsible and and set up all that show on al jazera who are pro- islamic and would support the so called pro north stance of henry okah comment.

okah said(aljazeera) an aide from d president cald him.nw d same aljazeera went to d president 2 confirm. nd dey said okah shud point out d particular aide.i belive dat those behind dis bombings are geting wat dey want which is confusion concerning d investigation.only 4 dem 2 issue a warning.blow up 4 flimzy reasons nd make a very silly apology.tell me which grp(terrorist,millitant,rebel)does like dat.
even d previous bombings,after d act no BODYcomes out wit an apology.
we all need 2 settle down and fink lk litrates which we are.

Dont understand while we are arguing on this badly written and poorly acted script. Many things are going on there and we have not heard the last of this (may be Al Shabab will claim responsibility next week). ONE HAS TO BE DAFT AND DUMB TO BELIEVE MEND, GEJ, POLICE, SSS, OKAH et all; WE HAVE NOT HEARD THE CORRECT STORY.

publisher:

The problem in Southern Nigeria is 'too much' education with every Ade,Chike and Ochuko claiming intellectual superiority in their analysis. GEJs down fall will not be due to Northerners but by his fellow Southern compatriots.

Gbam

publisher:

The problem in Southern Nigeria is 'too much' education with every Ade,Chike and Ochuko claiming intellectual superiority in their analysis. GEJs down fall will not be due to Northerners but by his fellow Southern compatriots.

Gbam

Could you please expatiate on your dealings with Okah. We would be more than interested to know.
That is not meant for a forum such as this.