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[size=13pt]San Francisco, Oct 1, (THEWILL) – The leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Mr. Henry Okah has been arrested again by South African authorities after Nigerian government expressed its dismay at the South African government for releasing him earlier.

Mr. Okah was picked up by security operatives in Johannesburg following Friday’s deadly dual bombings in Abuja that killed about 16 persons and wounded more than 100 others. He will appear before a Johannesburg judge on Monday and charged for acts of terrorism if government can gather enough evidence linking him to the bombings.

The Nigerian government had threatened to severe diplomatic relations with the South African Government following Mr. Okah’s release on Thursday, a day before the bombings. Okah’s group, MEND had earlier claimed responsibility for the bombings.

Credible reports reaching THEWILL indicate that three persons have also been arrested in Nigeria in connection with the incident. The three persons arrested according to our security source are from Southern Nigeria with more arrests expected to be made. Presidential sources would neither confirm or deny the arrests when we checked-in for clarification. We are continuing to work our sources for the identity of those held.

THEWILL had earlier reported that a security source informed us that a Nigerian political group with ties to General Ibrahim Babangida and Vice President Atiku Abubakar was linked to the bombings courtesy of intelligence obtained from a European government intelligence agency.

Giving credence to our earlier report, President Goodluck Jonathan told the AFP news agency on Saturday that the bombings: "Has nothing to do with MEND,  These are terrorists." He declined to explain further.

But speaking in his opening address at a colloquium, organised today in Abuja by the ECOWAS Parliament, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of some African countries, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoted the President saying; "What happened yesterday was a terrorist act and MEND was just used as a straw; MEND is not a terrorist group," the President said.

"The Niger Delta people are aware of the government's noble efforts to assuage the suffering and deprivation in that region. I am from the Niger Delta, my father's house is few metres from an oil-well, so nobody can claim to be a Niger Deltan than myself."

The President further said; "It is erroneous to think that my people who have been agitating for good living will deliberately blow up the opportunity they have now,'' Mr. Jonathan said.

He also said the country's security agencies will be restructured to become proactive to guarantee the safety of lives and property.

"I pray for the souls of those who died to attain peace and fervently pray for those who sustain injuries in the blast to be healed,'' he said.

THEWILL has also gathered from a credible source that some repentant militant leaders were actually signed on to ensure that the Nigerian 50th independence celebration in Abuja was stopped at all cost. The leaders were contacted from South Africa about three weeks ago according to the source.

Our source particularly named Mr. Mujahid Asari Dokubo, a former president of Ijaw Youth Council and founder of Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF) as one of those approached to frustrate the execution of the event. The source was however unable to establish if Mr. Dokubo was involved in the planning or execution of the deadly bombings.
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Hmmmn, this is getting intresting.

We all know IBB and to some extent Atiku are more or less untouchables. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
I think they may be "called" for questioning by the police, who will have a chat with them over a cup of coffee/glass of wine, and eventually released. Both men may eventually be forced to stand down from contesting with GEJ.

They are very unlikely to end up in prison even if they are really behind these attacks.

Osama10:

Hmmmn, this is getting intresting.

You can say that again. . . intriguing

I hope they will do the right thing and get to the bottom of all these. . .

This attack is from one of those foreign governments preaching the destruction of Nigeria: Libya, USA, or UK.

more revelations in the coming weeks,sources of info are being linked internationally.

F.G shld fast track the findings to bring ibb and Atiku to justice. Were these two at the eagle square, if not thats one strong evidence. I earlier thot it that shld ibb be given a chance to rule in a day, sorry . . ., what do they want?

F.G shld fast track the findings to bring ibb and Atiku to justice. Were these two at the eagle square, if not thats one strong evidence. I earlier thot it that shld ibb be given a chance to rule in a day, sorry . . ., what do they want?

Nothing will come out of this because there is obvious lack of evidence.Doing anything illegal or using set up against political opponents might lead to unpleasant surprise in 2011.Already Jonathans popularity is dying in the South South for refusing to facilitate development in his one year rule.

@ Abagworo,
What makes you think there wont be evidence?
Lets all wait and see b4 throwing up conclusions.
There is an obvious chain of info,
There is nothing a man cant do when his ego is bruised and he is shamed publicly,GEJ may want to get to the root of this at the expense of his ambition.

Fools
There is nothing linking the attack to IBB and Atiku, If you think JEG is going anywhere with this kind of cheap blackmail
you are probably suffering from a brain disease. Jonathan is daft, dull ,inexperienced and insecure .
He has to be watched .He just might end up giving Nigeria an injury that will take time to heal.
I wont be surprised if his men were behind this attack,an avenue to get to IBB and Atiku , IT WILL NEVER WORK

ferari90:

Fools
There is nothing linking the attack to IBB and Atiku, If you think JEG is going anywhere with this kind of cheap blackmail
you are probably suffering from a brain disease. Jonathan is daft, dull ,inexperienced and insecure .
He has to be watched .He just might end up giving Nigeria an injury that will take time to heal.
I wont be surprised if his men were behind this attack,an avenue to get to IBB and Atiku , IT WILL NEVER WORK

Wow this is absolutely interesting cause he claims to know the perpetrators of this act and fail to mention their names or organization. In the other hand he is defending the terrorists that claim they did it, this GEJ is trying to set this country ablaze.