Charles Okah, the alleged
mastermind of the 2010 Independence Day bombing, today in Abuja attempted to
commit suicide by trying to jump down from third floor of the five storey
building of the Federal High Court, Abuja
Charles Okah, who is
standing trial on charges of terrorism, requested the permission of the judge
to speak after he realized that his lawyer was absent in court. The judge,
Justice Gabriel Kolawole, granted the oral application and permitted him to
speak for five minutes. According to the Guardian, Okah said
“I have been incarcerated for about five years now and I have a family to cater for. My children would grow up without feeling the warmth of their father and I am tired of this endless trial. I really do not know what I have done to be treated this way. Is it not better to die than to wait and be messed up this way?”
“I have been incarcerated for about five years now and I have a family to cater for. My children would grow up without feeling the warmth of their father and I am tired of this endless trial. I really do not know what I have done to be treated this way. Is it not better to die than to wait and be messed up this way?”
Immediately after he ended
his speech, he made the suicide attempt by
grabbing a chair in the court and quickly moved toward a window on third floor
of the five-storey building
Consequently, Justice
Kolawole adjourned the case to Oct. 20 for continuation of trial.
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