Charles Okah who was involved in the 2010 Independence Day bombing at the Eagle Square, Abuja has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
Charles Okah
He was sentenced by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday March 7th, 2018 alongside his accomplice, Obi Nwabueze.
However, the presiding judge, Justice Gabriel Kolawole, in hours-long judgement found the Charles Okah and Obi Nwabueze guilty as charged for being responsible for March 15, 2010 bomb blast which claimed one life in Warri, Delta State and the October 1st, 2010 bombing near Eagle Square in Abuja which claimed several lives.
The ruling was in accordance with section 15 sub-sections 1 and 2 of the EFCC act.
Further, the judge noted that the second Obi Nwabueze, particularly made himself available to run illegal errands for Henry Okah by providing N1.2million used to acquire five fairly used cars deployed for the Warri blast, while Charles Okah, provided the sum of N2million used to purchase the four cars deployed for the Independence Day blast in Abuja.
It would be recalled that several people were killed in the bomb blast at the Eagle Square, Abuja during ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration by Charles Okah and his accomplice.