Latest Channel 4 News:
Banks back Hershey bid for Cadbury
Checks on parents at school events
PM Brown calls on Pakistan 'to act'
Griffin in EU climate delegation
No 10 'knitting heads' for charity

Nigerian rebel leader Okah released

Updated on 13 July 2009

Source PA News

The leader of Nigeria's main rebel group been freed from jail by the government, his lawyer has said.

Henry Okah was arrested in Angola in September 2006 and repatriated to Nigeria, where he faced charges of treason and gun running.

But his lawyer Femi Falana claimed both charges had been dropped.

These news feeds are provided by an independent third party and Channel 4 is not responsible or liable to you for the same.

Send this article by email


Watch the Latest Channel 4 News

Watch Channel 4 News when you want

Latest World news

More News blogs

View RSS feed

An act of revenge?

Sergei Magnitsky

Was the death in jail of Sergei Magnitsky an act of revenge?

Debating Afghanistan

image

Channel 4 News hosts a special debate on Britain's Afghan role.

Iranian film winner

Filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Credit: Reuters)

Interview with exiled filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf.

The 'Wonga' saga

Simon Mann

Simon Mann: exclusive interviews, trial reports and his pardon.

Ruined civilisation

Peru

Destruction of the ancient Nazca civilisation in Peru.

Twittering on

Start following Channel 4 News on Twitter today.

Click to launch.

Snowmail

Most watched

Most watched

Find out what's getting people clicking online this week.




Channel 4 © 2009. Channel 4 is not responsible for the content of external websites.