Lawyer to the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, and Henry Okah, Idemudia Uriesi has faulted claims by the South Africa’s prison authorities that Henry Okah had attempted a jailbreak.
The South African-based Idemudia Uriesi said the South African authorities had lied about the attempted jailbreak.
South African prison authorities had on Monday alleged that Okah colluded with four other inmates to carry out a jailbreak.
Uriesi in a statement yesterday said his client won the leave to appeal both his conviction and sentence in November 28, 2013 and was preparing to appear before the appellate court.
MEND’s spokesperson, Jomo Gbomo and Okah’s lawyer, said the South African authorities lied about the attempted jailbreak.