Convicted Nigerian terrorist, Henry Okah made a futile attempt to escape from the South African prison where he is serving a life sentence.
South African media reported that Okah and four others made the botched escape on January 10 but the news only came out yesterday. Okah was jailed for 24 years by a South African court in March 2013 on 13 counts of terrorism relating to two car bombs which exploded on Independence Day in 2010 in Abuja, killing 12 people and injuring many others.
It was reported that observant wardens at the Leeuwkop Prison in Johannesburg, where Okah is imprisoned, foiled the escape attempt. Okah was escaping with Jaco Steyn, an infamous rapist in South Africa found guilty of 33 charges, including murder and sentenced to five life terms.
A South African newspaper reported yesterday that wardens at the prison found marks on the bars of a cell the two shared with five other prisoners on January 10.
“I can confirm that Okah is one of the five inmates that attempted to escape and whose efforts were foiled,” said Manelisi Wolela, an official.
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