The South African government on Monday said it would file additional charges against Henry Okah for his role in the October 1, 2010 Independence Day explosions which rocked Abuja.

Okah is being charged with delivery, placement and detonation of explosives in relation to the Abuja blasts which occured during the 50th independence day celebrations.

He is also facing an alternative count of conspiracy.

At the resumption of the case on Monday at the Johannesburg Regional Court, State Prosecutor, Mr. Shaun Abrahams, told the court that the state was adding charges of terrorism, terror financing and possible money laundering and would serve Okah by June 21.

He said the state planned to also charge Okah with the March 15, 2010 explosions in Warri, Delta State in which one person died.

Abrahams asked the court to grant an adjournment to allow for further investigation to enable the state serve the charges on Okah.

Okah’s lawyer, Rudi Krause, did not object to the request.

Magistrate Hein Louw granted the request and ordered that the suspect be remanded in prison custody.

Meanwhile, security was tightened around Johannesburg Regional Court on Monday as the trial of the militant leader resumed.

The Southern Africa correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria reports that gun totting men of a Special Task Force, donning military camouflage, manned the entrance of the courtroom during the session.

Gun-totting officers also came into the court as Okah arrived and inspected the holding cell within the court before taking positions at the entrance.

Others, who were not wearing camouflage, were seen in the court during trial, which lasted for just 15 minutes before the case was adjournment.

Okah, who donned a black T-shirt, exchanged banters with his counsel, and prosecution counsel, before the case started.

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