Nigerian rebel leader Henry Okah was released from jail on Monday after the government withdrew its case against him, a federal court judge said.

President Umaru Yar'Adua agreed to drop felony charges against Okah, who is the suspected leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), after the militant accepted the government's "unconditional" amnesty.

http://connectafrica./2009/07/13/mend-leader-released/

MEND finally gets the last laugh

Don't say so yet. Relax nd watch the drama as it unfolds.

Okah's release=bombing in Lagos

It won't help any matter out, am afraid.

Why was okah hurriedly released?Why was charges against him dropped all of a sudden?

asha 80:

Why was okah hurriedly released?Why was charges against him dropped all of a sudden?

I wish to know too.
Is he not the alleged terrorist?

NIGERIA IS A STAGE.

EVERY BODY ACT HIS PART AND LEAVES THE STAGE.

I NEVER TRUST NIGERIA and ITS IMPOSED LEADERS. HOW MUCH MORE POVERTY DISTRIBUTION PARTY.PDP.

LETS WATCH AND SEE. AM INTERESTED IN THIS MATTER.

The Bible says: ( when u see things of this nature happening, He that reads let him' let him understand)

nuzo:

I wish to know too.
Is he not the alleged terrorist?

Well he is.Is it because the oil industry in nigeria is being crippled by mend and fg is hoping on calming the nerves of mend by releasing okah  

asha 80:

Well he is.Is it because the oil industry in nigeria is being crippled by mend and fg is hoping on calming the nerves of mend by releasing okah

Hes not a terrorist point of correction. hes a freeedom fighter, fighting a just cause.

asha 80:

Why was okah hurriedly released?Why was charges against him dropped all of a sudden?

he was only discharged and not aquitted. which in law terms could mean the case could come up again in the future.

This shows ho weak the Nigerian government is,Even Chad republic will not do that.

Make niger-delta for cool,nothing is too big to sacrifice.

sayso:

This shows ho weak the Nigerian government is,Even Chad republic will not do that.

To me its not weakness but tactics.

the title of the drama is the ASARI syndrome. the only difference is asari went to jail first before he became a freedom fightes r. okah was a freedom fighter, jail bird, who knows what next; the government could get sinister and pai the guy

they released the guy and they shelled Lagos

The President must be high on drugs
They shld have killed the baggar in detention!

Thts one man down at least

they released the guy and they shelled lagos, so much for amnesty

The man was arrested in Angola and extradited (i think) to Nigeria to face gun running charges, and now he is granted amnesty in the heat of the trial! i wonder what the Angolan government would make of that.

Henry okak is a FG mole - money don change hand - Go and ask asari - ever heard of a militant going abroad for medical check up.

this tortoise govt is certainly up to something that we'd find out in a short while. releasing the guy is surely the first step, ask asari dokubo!
i hope all this ends soon!

these imposed leaders of ours have been enjoying without feeling any pains. when the oil stops flowing it will be their turn to feel the pains. MEND UNA DO WELL.

Henry okak is a FG mole - money don change hand - Go and ask asari - ever heard of a militant going abroad for medical check up.

never!!! Asaris case was the first!

useless country

okah deserves freedom afterall he is fighting for all of us (south-south)

why does Nigeria continue to negotiate with known terrorist? na wao!

JosBoy4Lif:

why does Nigeria continue to negotiate with known terrorist? na wao!

fear not the one who can kill your flesh when he takes the bread-OKAH- but rather be extremely wary of the one who destroys your mind and soul-THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, PDP, ETC

The release of Okah will not resolve the security problem in the Niger-delta, the reason being that MEND makes a lot of profit from their nefarious activities (kidnappings, arms dealing, & oil bunkering). Apparently we've not learnt from the past where the release of Asari Dokubo led to no result. Rather, the spate of kidnappings & other acts of terror grew worse and the local economy of Rivers state crippled.

Anyway ,the govt should still stick to the deadline issued to MEND and other militant groups.

i wonder if you guys read or listen to news at all.  the federal government declared amnesty for all militants who are willing to take advantage of it. henry okah simply did and that was why he was released. although i would subscribe to a total war on this guys militant/ criminals or whatevr they call themselves. let us blow them out of 9ja totally.

Okah is released and instead of fireworks carnival in Niger-delta there was bombing in Lagos, showin they don't even appreciate his release or rather he has no much influence on them anymore. So where is d meanin in his release? He should be recalled back. MEND should cool their heels & see wat d FG has 2offer. All dis frequent bombin and kidnappin cannot produce a conducive environment for Development. Atleast dier is Ministry of Niger-Delta.

a good development indeed!

To some extent a greater percentage of kidnapping are not carried out by MEND but those men our so called leaders used during election. MEND are fighting FG by making sure that they disturbed the flow of oil or whatever by bombing the pipeline and so on. the so called kidnapping of government officials are being carry out by the same people they hired to fight their enemies and other issues of kidnapping are mere criminal act carried out by unlawful citizens

My question on the development is that if this was America, would there have released Henry Okah a know terrorist and Gun runner. I hope the pple in government know what there are doing.

henry is jus one out of many in d niger delta. i tink the federal government shud b sincere wit dealin wit the regions problem.wich resourse control is the mos vital