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Finnish authorities arrest Simon Ekpa over terrorism charges
Finnish-Nigerian separatist leader Simon Ekpa has been arrested in Finland alongside 4 others on suspicion of terror-related activities, consisting of incitement to violence and terrorism funding.

According to local publication Yle, Ekpa was remanded in custody by the Päijät-Häme District Court on charges of public incitement to dedicate a crime with terrorist intent.
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The publication reported that the Finnish Central Criminal Police verified the arrests in a statement on Thursday, keeping in mind that the other suspects were captured for apparently funding terrorist activities.

"The detention needs relate to an initial examination in which a Finnish person of Nigerian descent, born in the 1980s, is presumed of public incitement to devote 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, utilizing social networks platforms to enhance his agenda.

Detective Chief Inspector Otto Hiltunen, who leads the investigation, exposed, "The man has actually performed this activity, to name a few things, on his social networks channels."

The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation disclosed that Ekpa, along with the other suspects, two of whom live in Helsinki, faces charges of funding terrorism.

This is not Ekpa's first encounter with Finnish authorities. In 2023, he was quickly apprehended on accusations of fundraising fraud.
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Ekpa has actually also gotten prestige for his separatist rhetoric, particularly his calls to disrupt Nigerian elections.

In 2023, he declared in a commonly circulated social networks video, "No elections will be held! Nigerian elections will not be allowed Biafran area."

Finnish police stated that worldwide cooperation has been essential to the examination. The suspects' hearings are set up 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 jailed and detained by the Finnish authorities over terror-related criminal activities.

Responding, FFK, in a post on his official X deal with, said the arrest was a welcome advancement, lamenting that the separatist derives "enjoyment from killing and torturing" the people of the South-East.

He wrote, "The arrest and detention of one Simon Ekpa by the Finnish authorities for terrorism-related charges and inciting terrorism in Nigeria is great news.

"Not only is this misdirected young man a feral psychopath, a hate-filled sociopath, a notorious coward and a guy of blood, however he is likewise a spiritual bigot, an unrepentant racist, an ethnic supremacist and an opponent of humanity.

"He derived pleasure from eliminating and abusing our individuals, and he waged war on our nation from the safety of Finland.

"Many innocent Nigerians were killed on his orders and as a consequence of his foul and dissentious rhetoric.

"I hope this works as a lesson to others in our country who think that department, violence and fear are the only way forward and who have no regard for the sanctity of human life."