A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, the nation’s capital on Thursday, June 1, dismissed a treasonable felony charge against a member of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Charles Okah.
The federal government had brought charges of treasonable felony and terrorism against Mr. Okah for allegedly masterminding the October 1, 2010 bomb blast which occurred around the Eagle Square in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
Mr. Okah had filed a no-case submission application after the prosecution concluded its bit in his trial.
In the application, Mr. Okah who has been in prison since 2011, prayed the court to dismiss the charges against him and to discharge and acquit him as well.
Presiding over the matter today, Thursday, June 1, Justice Kolawole of an Abuja division of the Federal High Court, dismissed the charge of treasonable felony against the accused person.
Justice Kolawole noted in the ruling that the prosecution had not been able to provide enough evidence to prove it.
The presiding judge dismissed the no-case submission application of the defendant and ordered him to open his defence.
Meanwhile, Henry Okah, the elder brother of the accused person, is currently in jail in South Africa for alleged gun running.
