Tag: Finland

Finnish court sets May 2025 deadline for Ekpa’s 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 Päijät-Häme District Court. Senior Detective Superintendent Mikko Laaksonen of Finland’s 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 Ekpa’s arrest in Finland, loyalist insists on ‘sit-at-home’ in S’East

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Simon Ekpa’s arrest

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 principal’s 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 Päijät-Häme 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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