Justice Gabriel Kolawole handed down the sentence while delivering judgment in the five counts of terrorism charge preferred against the duo by the Federal Government.
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Kolawale fixed the date for judgment on the terrorism trial of Okah and Nwabueze after listening to the adoption of final addresses by the prosecuting and defence counsel.
Charles Okah is the younger brother to ex-leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Henry Okah, who is serving a life sentence in South Africa.
Delivering ruling on a no-case-submission filed by the defendants, Justice Gabriel Kolawole held that the prosecution counsel, Alex Iziyon had made out a prima facie case linking Okah and Nwabueze with the alleged offence.
Justice Gabriel Kolawole fixed the date to rule on the motion after counsel to parties had canvassed their arguments
However, a law firm, claiming to be representing Charles Okah, who is in detention in the prison, said the shooting spree was to scare the inmates
MEND said this in a statement on Saturday in which it also revealed that the government has also agreed not to arrest Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo
Okah, who is standing trial on charges of terrorism alongside Obi Nwabueze, had on October 6 attempted to jump out of the court located at the third floor of the five storey building
“My children would grow up without feeling the warmth of their father and I am tired of this endless trial.
“I really do not know what I have done to be treated this way
A lawyer from Keyamo’s law firm, John Ainetor, disclosed this to the trial judge, Justice Gabriel Kolawole, at the last adjourned date
John Ainetor, Okah’s counsel, however, brought an application that Okah was not mentally fit to stand trial, urging the court to allow a private medical doctor to examine him
The trial judge, Justice Gabriel Kolawole, fixed the date after listening to the arguments of Okah’s counsel, John Ainetor, and prosecution counsel, Dr. Alex Izinyon (SAN), on the application
The trial judge, Justice Gabriel Koawole, had in January ordered that a fresh medical examination be conducted on Okah to confirm his mental state, after rejecting an initial one
When the case came up on Wednesday, parties were informed that the fresh medical report, which the judge ordered to be conducted on Okah at the last sitting, was not ready
Sir, the conduct of DCP. Felix Lawrence is very worrisome, in addition to several other inhuman treatments meted to our client in Kuje Prisons. Several events which are calculated attempts to sniff out his life have repeatedly occurred, which include intentional denial of medication, refusal to administer the correct and appropriate drugs when prescribed by the Prisons Clinic, the initial refusal to fumigate the cell and the subsequent fumigation while our client was inside, the discovery of a scorpion in the cell and various other life-threatening events
A statement by the family on Monday said before his arrest, he was a successful businessman and philanthropist in mental and physical top shape even after a donor Nephrectomy (donation of his left kidney) made 31 years earlier to his late mother, Helen Ama Okah, of blessed memory
Justice Chukwuma Evoh gave the order following Okah’s alleged display of mental incapacitation on arrival in court for from the Kuje Prison, Abuja
According to Justice kolawole, Section 40(B) of the Criminal Code Act provides that any person who becomes an accessory to treason or becomes aware of the commission of treason and did not give evidence to the President, a State Governor or a peace officer, in order to prevent the commission of the crime, is liable to treason and sentenced to life in prison