Prison Break: Henry Okah Caught Trying To Escape From Jail In South Africa

According Vanguard Newspapers on February 10, 2014
Henry Okah, sentenced in South Africa to 24 years on
terrorism charges, has been caught in a failed jail
break attempt, prison authorities said Monday
February 10th 2014.
"I can confirm that Okah is one of the five inmates
that attempted to escape and whose efforts were
foiled," Manelisi Wolela, spokesman for South Africa's
department of correctional services, told AFP.
He did not give details of the attempted escape from
Leeukop prison in northern Johannesburg that is said
to have taken place in January.
Okah was convicted last year and sentenced on 13
counts of terrorism, including twin bombings that
killed 12 people in the Nigerian capital Abuja as the
country celebrated the 50th anniversary of its
independence in 2010.
He was arrested, tried and convicted in South Africa
where he has permanent residency.
The department said most of the offenders involved
in the botched bid to escape are serving life
sentences for serious offences including murder,
kidnapping and robbery.
Correctional services officials said security at the
prison, which recorded 11 attempted jail breaks in
the 12 months until March last year, had been
tightened.