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Nigeria charges four over deadly Independence Day bombs

December 7, 2010 by benim

ABUJA — A Nigerian court charged the brother of an alleged militant and three other suspects with treason and terrorism Tuesday over the October 1 Independence Day twin car bombings that killed 12 people. The Abuja Federal High Court charged … read more »

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Nigeria says Henry Okah behind March car bombs

November 10, 2010 by benim

Nigeria’s intelligence agency on Wednesday accused the suspected mastermind of independence day car bombings of also being behind a similar attack months earlier in the oil city of Warri. The new allegations come ahead of a decision expected in South … read more »

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Nigeria: Bombing arrests lead to more questions

October 23, 2010 by benim

When authorities arrested suspected arms dealer Henry Okah in 2006, militants in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern delta launched attacks that drastically cut crude production and sent world markets wobbling. Now, with Okah facing terrorism charges in South Africa, a similar danger … read more »

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