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| Nigeria rebel leader due in court | Nigeria rebel leader due in court |
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| A leader of a Niger Delta oil militant group is due in court in the Nigerian capital Abuja. | A leader of a Niger Delta oil militant group is due in court in the Nigerian capital Abuja. |
| Henry Okah was extradited to Nigeria from Angola on gun running charges last month, he has not been seen since. | Henry Okah was extradited to Nigeria from Angola on gun running charges last month, he has not been seen since. |
| The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) issued a press release last week promising "anarchy" if he is not shown in public. | The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) issued a press release last week promising "anarchy" if he is not shown in public. |
| The government has said he is "safe and well" but has so far refused lawyers or family access to him. | The government has said he is "safe and well" but has so far refused lawyers or family access to him. |
| A judge issued a court order that said Mr Okah must be produced by 5 March. | A judge issued a court order that said Mr Okah must be produced by 5 March. |
| Arrest | Arrest |
| Mr Okah and Edward Atatah, a captain in the Nigerian Merchant Navy, were arrested in September in Luanda. | Mr Okah and Edward Atatah, a captain in the Nigerian Merchant Navy, were arrested in September in Luanda. |
| My brother, the militant | |
| Interpol says they were buying arms and explosives, but they claim they were buying a second hand trawler for a marine engineering business. | Interpol says they were buying arms and explosives, but they claim they were buying a second hand trawler for a marine engineering business. |
| Police say Mr Okah is being charged with murder, bank robbery, kidnapping, endangering the state and gun-running. | Police say Mr Okah is being charged with murder, bank robbery, kidnapping, endangering the state and gun-running. |
| Mend came to prominence in 2006 after the arrest of another militant leader, Mujahid Dokubo Asari. | Mend came to prominence in 2006 after the arrest of another militant leader, Mujahid Dokubo Asari. |
| They kidnapped foreign oil workers for ransom, holding them deep in the creeks of the swampy Niger Delta and sending their pictures to international news desks, along with demands for a bigger share of the oil wealth. | They kidnapped foreign oil workers for ransom, holding them deep in the creeks of the swampy Niger Delta and sending their pictures to international news desks, along with demands for a bigger share of the oil wealth. |
| Oil companies have slashed production and evacuated many staff to safer areas. | Oil companies have slashed production and evacuated many staff to safer areas. |
| Since then copy-cat groups have started attacking softer targets like Nigerian national staff, the relatives of politicians and children. | Since then copy-cat groups have started attacking softer targets like Nigerian national staff, the relatives of politicians and children. |
| A German worker was briefly held before being released this week- the first kidnapping of a foreign worker this year. | A German worker was briefly held before being released this week- the first kidnapping of a foreign worker this year. |