Thursday, 23 May 2013
Nigerian Man Sentenced To Life In Jail For 2010 Independence Day Bombing
A man described as an accomplice to MEND's leader, Henry Okah in the 2010 Independence Day Bombing in Abuja has been found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Abuja today.
Edmund Ebiware was arrested on October 2, 2010 at the Bolingo Hotel by the Nigerian secret police for failing to provide the government information about the planning and eventual execution of the bombing that killed 12 people on October 1st 2010 at the Federal capital city of Abuja.
Justice Gabriel Kolawole presiding at the trial gave a three hour ruling squarely blaming Ebiware for failure to disclose the planned acts of terrorism against the Nigerian state to the appropriate authorities.
The conviction and sentencing of Ebiware did not go down well with him as he became agitated and fought off security agents as they dragged him off to prison.
The accused leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Henry Okah, was also last week convicted for the bombing by a South African high court in Gauteng. He will be sentenced in February 2013.
nigeria no they do riht thing
this country we not do the right thing,this man is not an hausa,boko aram people who has killed more than millions of people burnt churches more than 15 ,did u see court to sentence any of them to life jail rubish
@Ebiware is not a northerner....
Are u saying he should go free, to me giving him a life sentence is injustice. Remember this bombing killed 12 or more pple, it was during the independence day parade with many African presidents present. The funny thing is, BH was barely an issue when this happened and 3yrs later BH is responsible for all of GEJ's failures.
Nigerians' depressing habit
Nigerians' depressing habit of signalling cultural superiority and hiding behind religious conflicts! i dont get what this has to do with Boko Haram or being a nothern muslim??? May God Help Nigeria
Jonathan is a coward
How many boko haram people has his government thrown into jail? U sentence a man for being friends to Okah to life but give a member of the boko haram people 3 years in jail--Jonathan will surely get our votes in 2015. He is an Idiot!
the court has done justice!
I particularly appreciate the effort of higher court over its final decisions it take to sentence the suspect bomber.All the northerners know it that all this so called boko haram were not muslim but a christian because one has been arrested and proved guilty and now he is sentencre to life in prisonment.may God continue to reveall out those people amem.
ebiware was a christian bomber and a southerner.
You are a fool,infact morethan a stupid.what is wrong with your head.the christian and the whole people of the southern country are terrorist,even the so called bokoharam were not muslims and northerners they are christians because all the people that were arreseted for this case are christians.ebiware was found guilty and he could not defend himself and all evidences were shown and he was judge according to his intention.pls mr man stop insulting the muslim we are not your mate and we will continue to pray for God to continue fishing out those stupid christian who are trying to disterblize the nation and i'm sure the God of jesus who send jesus as a messenger to mankind will answer our prayers..stupid like you!!!!!!
Good Job!
True has double blad, Allah will move it agaist terrorist, abduct, rappers, illuminatist people who baptize how to abuse and kill innocent and good Nigerian citizens. Today true revealed who is BH. Pls, Nigeria security check those SE bandict who kill Norther Igbo.
Ebiware is not a northerner and muslim
Ebiware is not a northerner and a muslim that is why he has been sentenced to life. How many hausa, fulani and Boko Haram have your attorny general Adoke Mohammed prosecuted, even though they has killed thousands of innocent people in Nigeria?
They cannot be prosecuted because they are muslims and northerners. He is waiting for the next muslim president to give them amnest. I am not in support of terrorim, but 99% of terrorists are northern muslims, including their senators, yet they are not touched.
Nigerian Judiciary are USELESS
so it took SA Judiciary to sentence Henry Okah for Nigeria Judiciary to wake up from their slumber?
If Henry Okah was not sentenced 3 days ago, I bet u our own judiciary would have still been in SLUMBER MODE.
In the same breath, please pursue to a logical conclusion cases involving oil subsidy thieves, corrupt politicans e.g. bankole, Lawan Farouck, Otedola, 1990 oil windfall (IBB), Tony Anenih and 2Bn Road work, NEPA, .... list goes on and on.
Lets apply same zest we are using to prosecute terrorism to corruption...
I know Change is gonna come
I am sleepy jare been up for 26 hrs. . . Nite Nite
I hope the same life sentence
I hope the same life sentence applies to all the boko-haram suspects for bombing/maiming/killing innocent lives, and also all those politicians(thieves) who have looted our dear country. God is watching...
I hope the same life sentence
I hope the same life sentence applies to all the boko-haram suspects for bombing/maiming/killing innocent lives, and also all those politicians(thieves) who have looted our dear country. God is watching...
@Anonymous I like your prayer
@Anonymous I like your prayer for a man whose over fed secuirty personnel locked out Nigerians in Switzerland-he does not deserve our votes again in 2015-
How about those BH members
How about those BH members arrested? Are they going to jail or negotiating table?
an accomplise of henry okah jailed for life
This Nigerian is jailed for life, yes he deserves it for his role in 2010 independent day bombing. But what about the boko haram members, Do they receives similar treatment for bombing? on christmas day 2012 a boko haram member bombed a catholic church in suleja killing 25 people and wounding many, he was later arrested, taken to court and sentenced to only 3 years. do you think, this is justice. I am not a Lawyer, thank God for that, but I believe the Nigerian law books did not precribe only 3 years for mass murder. It was done like many other things to appease the North. Again the perpetrators of the bombing of the united nations buildings in Abuja were all set free by Jonathan'S administration. A good justice system should not be discriminatory. Discrimatory justice system as practice in Nigeria fuels lawlessness.
Cowardly Yoruba Justice Kolawole...Idiots
Edmund, make you no worry. When the bombings start I only wonder where Kolawole will be.
Boko haram has killed about 1,712 persons in multiple bombings in Churches, Beer joints, markets & village attacks since 1999. Not even a single member has been prosecuted as the judges have been scared of been targets but have the guts to sentence a freedom fighter to life in jail.
Why has justice Kolawole not been able to prosecute one boko haram member? Idiot. This is the Yoruba timid attitude that kept Hausa Fulani in Lagos for over 3 decades. Since Yoruba Illorin became a Fulani colony, their lives have never been the same again. Cowards.
The patience of MEND is outstretched & MEND must bring oil & gas production to a halt. The time to act is NOW!!!
MOFO
Yeah, look at me. I am a proud Nigerian killing other innocent Nigerians.
Low life criminals pretending to be a freedom fighter.
Plenty, plenty for Nigeria,Africa.
Bye mofo, go rot for jail.
Independence Bomb Blast
Pls don't blame the judiciary for the non-trial of thieving politicians and fraudulent biz men. Blame the executive arm of govt. The judiciary adjudicates on matters filed by the prosecutors controlled by the executive. Cf Separation of powers.
Jonathan Must Trace Otedola/Senator Lawan's Crime Dollars Now!
What about corrupt politicians? Why are they not getting jailed? Useless judiciary!
@Anonymous (not verified) on January 25, 2013 - 13:42
This sounds like the prayer of vested interest rather than a poor man. Just who is killing who or are you living in another world?
The real Boko haram.
God please remove Goodluck Jonathan from power before he kills us all.

