Tag: Finland

FG hails Finland, as court jails Simon Ekpa for terrorism

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Court jails Simon Ekpa

A Finland District Court, Päijät-Häme, has sentenced Simon Ekpa to six years in prison after finding him guilty of terrorism-related charges. The court ruled that Ekpa had participated in a terrorist organisation and had publicly incited crimes for terrorist purposes. The court also convicted him of aggravated tax fraud. The charges relate to Ekpa’s alleged activities aimed at re-establishing an independent state in the Biafra region of southeastern Nigeria, which was briefly independent in the late 1960s. In its verdict, the court said that Ekpa had used his significant social…

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“No extradition process against Simon Ekpa” – AGF

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AGF on Simon Ekpa

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has denied reports that the Federal Government has commenced extradition proceedings against Simon Ekpa, a factional leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB). In a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Communication and Publicity, Kamarudeen Ogundele, on Friday, the AGF said the reports misrepresented comments he made at a stakeholders’ engagement held on Thursday in Abuja. The statement read, “The attention of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi…

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Finland seizes Simon Ekpas assets, detains him in notorious prison

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Finland on Simon Ekpa

Finnish authorities have frozen the assets of Simon Ekpa, a self-proclaimed Biafran activist, who is currently detained on allegations of terrorism-related activities. Ekpa, along with four alleged accomplices, has been held in remand for several weeks, with the assets of companies linked to them also seized. According to Finnish newspaper Yle, Ekpa is being held at the Kylmkoski vankila (Kylmkoski Prison), a maximum-security facility in Vanhamaantie, Akaa, Finland. The prison, built in 1993, is known for housing some of the countrys most dangerous offenders and was featured in the Netflix…

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Finnish court sets May 2025 deadline for Ekpas terorrism trial

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Finnish court on Ekpa

Pro-Biafran separatist leader, Simon Ekpa, is set to face trial in Finland by May 2025, according to Finnish authorities. Ekpa, who was arrested last week alongside four others on suspicion of terrorism-related activities, remained in custody at the Pijt-Hme District Court. Senior Detective Superintendent Mikko Laaksonen of Finlands National Bureau of Investigation confirmed the trial timeline via email, stating: The date for bringing up possible charges by the prosecution was set by the district court to May 2025. Laaksonen added that both Ekpa and Finnish authorities may request a re-evaluation…

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Despite Ekpas arrest in Finland, loyalist insists on ‘sit-at-home in S’East

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A loyalist of the self-confessed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, has insisted that the weekly sit-at-home in the South-East would continue despite their principals arrest by security agents in Finland. A member of the group, Ngozi Orabueze, announced this in a statement posted on the X platform on Sunday night. Orabueze, who described herself as the Chief of Staff to Ekpa and the acting Prime Minister of the Biafran Republic Government in Exile, (BRGIE), said the sit-at-home order still exists with or without the former.…

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Finland court sends Simon Ekpa to prison for inciting terror in Nigeria

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Finland sends Simon Ekpa

He’ll be extradited to Nigeria – DHQ The self acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, has been arrested by law enforcement in Finland. According to reports, Ekpa was subsequently sent to prison by the district court of Pijt-Hme for spreading terrorist propaganda on social media. Ekpa was said to have committed the crime in 2021 in Lahti municipality. The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) also arrested four other men over alleged terrorist offences. A citizen of Finland and Nigeria, Ekpa has described himself…

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IPOB factional leader, Simon Ekpa, arrested by Police in Finland

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Leader of a faction of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) known as IPOB Autopilot, Simon Ekpa, been arrested by authorities in Finland, following appeals by the Nigerian Government. Ekpa was reportedly arrested by Finnish Police yesterday, months after calls for his arrest by Nigerians, especially in the South-East geo-political zone, were ignored. Ekpa was picked up from his Apartment in Lahti region of Finland by officers from the Finnish Central Criminal Police. However, details of his arrest were still sketchy at the time of filing this report. Ekpa,…

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