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Charles Okah (henry's Brother) Is Gbomo Jomo. He Has Been Arrested by tuborme: 4:50pm On Oct 17, 2010
Brother of Nigeria militant Henry Okah arrested
Attack in Abuja, 1 Oct At least 12 died in the twin car bombing in Abuja on 1 October

Charles Okah, the brother of Nigerian militant Henry Okah, has been arrested in Lagos on suspicion of aiding two deadly car bombings in the capital, Abuja, security sources say.

The attacks on 1 October during celebrations of the 50th anniversary of independence killed at least 12 people.

Henry Okah was detained in South Africa after the blasts and is facing terrorism charges.
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    * Who are Mend?
    * Preaching non-violence

He formerly led militants Mend, who say oil wealth must be fairly distributed.

The group be now leads is believed to have split from the main Mend - the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta - which signed an agreement with the government last year to end years of unrest in the oil-producing Niger Delta region.
Pseudonym

One security source told Associated Press that Charles Okah was detained during a raid on his home in Lagos on Saturday.
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Henry Okah

    * Grew up in wealthy Lagos family
    * 1990s: Sold guns in Lagos
    * 2003: Moved to South Africa
    * Seen as man behind Mend's media-savvy e-mail strategy
    * 2007: Arrested on gun-running charges in Angola
    * 2008: Extradited to Nigeria
    * 2009: Freed under amnesty the day after Mend staged first attack on Lagos
    * 2010: Charged in South Africa over Abuja car bombing

    * Who are Mend oil militants?
    * Nigeria at 50: Special report

"[He] has been mentioned,  by suspects with us as a source of funds for the blast. He is with us in Abuja," the source said.

Charles Okah is also suspected of distributing information on behalf on Mend.

Charles Okah used the pseudonym Jomo Gbomo "to threaten and cause confusion" in emailed statements, the sources said.

An email warning of another bomb attack in Abuja was sent on Saturday and signed Jomo Gbomo, Reuters news agency quoted the sources as saying.

Henry Okah left Nigeria for South Africa after being freed from prison in July 2009.

He has denied links to the Abuja blasts but prosecutors say he was the mastermind.

Mend had issued a threat saying it intended to target the independence event in Abuja shortly before the two bombs went off, about five minutes apart.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11560907
Re: Charles Okah (henry's Brother) Is Gbomo Jomo. He Has Been Arrested by RICHIEBOI1(m): 10:48pm On Oct 17, 2010
is this the end of MEND?
Re: Charles Okah (henry's Brother) Is Gbomo Jomo. He Has Been Arrested by zipper003: 11:01pm On Oct 17, 2010
GBAM,
This is An Ulcer that just won't heal.
Re: Charles Okah (henry's Brother) Is Gbomo Jomo. He Has Been Arrested by ademulie: 12:44am On Oct 18, 2010
Na God go punish all of una wey no want make this country get peace,we are not afganistan ,iraq,iran ,india or pakistan, these foolish criminals wan give us bad name o,let them so called MEND all rot in jail.

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