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Lagos — IJAW Youth Leadership Forum (IYLF), which is the umbrella body of Ijaw activists in the Niger-Delta, is scheduled to meet tomorrow at Oporoza in Detla State to critically examine the 14-count charge, including treason and terrorism, slammed on Henry Okah of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger -Delta (MEND) by the Federal Government.
Abuja — About one month after they were extradited to Nigeria from Angola over gun-running charges, the Federal Government yesterday filed treason charges against the detained leaders of Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), Henry Okah and Edward Atatah.
Lagos — THE Federal Government has slammed a 14-count charge of treason, gun-running and terrorism against the detained leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), Henry Okah, and one Edward Attata.
The federal government yesterday said it will soon arraign detained leaders of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Henry Okah and Edward Atatah, for treason and other sundry offences before a court of law.
Lagos — NIGER-Delta Riverine Peace Campaign Movement (NDRPCM) has visited some militant camps in Delta State to dialogue with the militants on the need to surrender their arms, stop kidnapping of hostages and blowing up of oil installations.
Lagos — Following the continued refusal of the Federal Government to allow relatives, doctor and lawyers access to the detained leaders of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Henry Okah and Edward Atatah, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Federal Government to allow them access to their lawyers
Lagos — Lagos-based rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana who is lawyer to detained leaders of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta ( MEND), Henry Okah and Edward Atatah has carpeted the Federal Government over the continuous denial of access to the detainees by their family, lawyers and doctors despite a subsisting Federal High Court order to the contrary.
Port Harcourt — The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta has raised an alarm that the federal government has spurned the court order directing access be granted to their detained leader, Mr. Henry Okah alias Gbomo Jomo.
Warri — MOVEMENT for Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) has contacted the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) over the refusal of the Federal Government to grant the family and lawyers of its detained leader, Henry Okah access to him in compliance with an order of a Federal High Court in Abuja, while Okah's lawyers have also filed a contempt charge in Abuja against the Federal Government .