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Manchester City on lockdown over bomb rumours

Workers were evacuated from offices on Friday as a man was detained by police over bomb scare in Manchester city centre.

Daily Mail reports that Greater Manchester Police said the 26-year-old man was held by officers and a cordon was put in place following the incident at Piccadilly Gardens.

All Metrolink stops were suspended between Piccadilly and Victoria.

Meanwhile, there was another evacuation seven miles away at Gallery Oldham at lunchtime, following reports of a suspicious package inside the building.

A police spokesman said: ”A cordon is in place in Piccadilly Gardens after reports of a suspicious package were made.

”A man aged 26 has been detained by police and enquiries into the incident are ongoing. Thank you for your patience as we respond to this.”

The Police has also issued an instruction on safety: ”Please follow directions from officers at Piccadilly Gardens.

”If you are working in the city and have been asked to stay indoors, please do so while officers carry out their enquiries.”

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BREAKING NEWS 2010 Independence Day Bombing: Suspects Charles Okah, Nwabueze Bagged Life Sentence

BREAKING NEWS

2010 Independence Day Bombing: Suspects Charles Okah, Nwabueze Bagged Life Sentence

Charles Okah has been sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the 2010 Independence Day bombing in Abuja.

He was sentenced by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, alongside Obi Nwabueze, his co-accused.

His elder brother Henry Okah had been sentenced for a similar crime in South Africa, where he was based.

Recall that a dozen people were killed in the bombing at the Eagle Square, Abuja during the Goodluck Jonathan administration.

The presiding judge, Justice Gabriel Kolawole, in a 4 hour, 30 minutes judgement found the defendants guilty as charged for being responsible for March 15, 2010, bomb blast which claimed one life in Warri, Delta State and the October 1st, 2010 bomb blast near Eagle Square in Abuja which claimed several lives.

The ruling was in accordance with section 15 sub sections 1 and 2 of the EFCC act.

The judge noted that the second defendant, Obi Nwabueze, particularly made himself available to run illegal errands for Henry Okah by providing N1.2m used to purchase five fairly used cars deployed for the Warri blast, while Charles Okah, provided the sum of N2m used for the purchase of the four cars deployed for the Independence Day blast in Abuja.

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