Simon Ekpa Arrested and Sent to Prison

Finnish police arrest Simon Ekpa over terrorism charges

Finnish-Nigerian separatist leader Simon Ekpa has actually been jailed in Finland along with 4 others on suspicion of terror-related activities, including incitement to violence and terrorism financing.

According to regional publication Yle, Ekpa was remanded in custody by the Päijät-Häme District Court on charges of public incitement to devote a criminal activity with terrorist intent.

The publication reported that the Finnish Central Criminal Police validated the arrests in a statement on Thursday, keeping in mind that the other suspects were collared for allegedly financing terrorist activities.

“The detention needs are related to an initial investigation in which a Finnish resident of Nigerian descent, born in the 1980s, is suspected of public incitement to dedicate a crime with terrorist intent,” the cops stated.

Ekpa is implicated of coordinating violent actions against civilians and authorities in Nigeria’s South-East area from Finland, using social media platforms to enhance his agenda.

Detective Chief Inspector Otto Hiltunen, who leads the examination, revealed, “The guy has performed this activity, to name a few things, on his social networks channels.”

The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation disclosed that Ekpa, alongside the other suspects, two of whom live in Helsinki, deals with charges of financing terrorism.

This is not Ekpa’s first encounter with Finnish authorities. In 2023, he was briefly apprehended on allegations of fundraising fraud.

Ekpa has actually likewise gained notoriety for his separatist rhetoric, especially his calls to interfere with Nigerian elections.

In 2023, he declared in an extensively distributed social networks video, “No elections will be held! Nigerian elections will not be allowed in Biafran territory.”

Finnish police stated that international cooperation has been vital to the investigation. The suspects’ hearings are arranged for Thursday.

Arrest, detention of Simon Ekpa good news– Fani-Kayode

Former Aviation minister and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, has explained the arrest and detention of Simon Ekpa, a Biafra agitator, as good news.

DAILY POST earlier reported that the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile was apprehended and detained by the Finnish authorities over terror-related crimes.

Reacting, FFK, in a post on his authorities X handle, stated the arrest was a welcome development, lamenting that the separatist derives “enjoyment from eliminating and abusing” the people of the South-East.

He composed, “The arrest and detention of one Simon Ekpa by the Finnish authorities for terrorism-related charges and prompting terrorism in Nigeria is excellent news.

“Not only is this misguided young man a feral psychopath, a hate-filled sociopath, a notorious coward and a man of blood, however he is likewise a religious bigot, an unrepentant racist, an ethnic supremacist and an enemy of mankind.

“He derived pleasure from killing and abusing our people, and he waged war on our nation from the security of Finland.

“Many innocent Nigerians were eliminated on his orders and as a consequence of his nasty and divisive rhetoric.

“I hope this acts as a lesson to others in our country who think that division, violence and horror are the only way forward and who have no regard for the sanctity of human life.”