Nigeria: Okah's Lawyer, Falana Writes Niger Delta Committee

Posted to the web 10 October 2008 Emma Amaize SOLICITOR to Henry Okah, the assumed leader of the Movement for Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND), who is standing secret trial for treasonable felony, Mr Femi Falana has written the Niger-Delta Technical Committee, headed by Mr. Ledum Mitee, urging it to make a strong case for the unconditional release of Okah to afford him the opportunity to join other Nigerians in the restoration of law and order in the region. In a letter, handed over to the committee, yesterday, in Abuja by a lawyer from Femi Falana chambers, Barrister Wilson Ajuya, he told the committee that the House of Representatives "has just resolved to investigate the alleged importation of arms and ammunition to the Niger-Delta", adding that in the interest of justice, the committee should also recommend the... [read full story]