The Finnish Government has released two suspects arrested alongside Simon Ekpa for alleged subversive activities, The Nation reports. Ekpa, a separatist leader, was arrested on 21 November, 2024, along with four others for alleged terror-related activities, including incitement to violence and terrorism financing in Nigeria. He was subsequently remanded in prison by the district court…
Nigerian government has formally submitted the necessary requirements to the Government of Finland for the extradition of Simon Ekpa, a pro-Biafran agitator, Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, confirmed on Tuesday. Speaking on Channel TV, General Musa stated that all necessary documentation and legal requirements for Ekpa’s extradition have been forwarded to Finland for…
The authorities in Finland have frozen the assets of Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Biafran agitator facing allegations of terrorism-related activities, who has been detained for several weeks. The Finnish government also froze the assets of companies associated with Ekpa and four of his accomplices, who are also in remand. Yle, a local newspaper in a…
The Indigenous People of Biafera, IPOB, yesterday described the second declaration of Biafra in Finland as the gathering of content creators, saying that IPOB has nothing to do with Biafra Republic Government in Exile, BRGIE. IPOB also said that the event in Finland was a joke and a shameless attempt to discredit the genuine agitation…
Simon Ekpa, self-acclaimed Biafran agitator facing allegations of terrorism-related activities, in Finland may spend the Christmas and New Year breaks in detention, the authorities in the country have disclosed. Mikko Laaksonen, Senior Detective Superintendent at the Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation, noted this, adding that the country’s legal system does not permit bail. In an…
A court in Finland has set May 2025 as the deadline for prosecutors to bring charges against Simon Ekpa, a self-acclaimed Biafran agitator facing allegations of terrorism-related activities. Mikko Laaksonen, Senior Detective Superintendent at the Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation, disclosed the timeline on Tuesday, confirming that Ekpa’s case is progressing in the Päijät-Häme District…
The Nigerian Government has said the arrest of Simon Ekpa, a Nigerian-Finnish citizen and a leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) followed sustained diplomatic pressure on Finland, to take action against his activities, linked to violence and instability in the South-East of Nigeria. Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said this while confirming…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has distanced itself from Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra Government in Exile (BRGIE), who was recently arrested in Finland alongside four others over terror-related activities. According to the Finnish Police, Ekpa was arrested “on suspicion of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent,” while…
A Finland district court in Lahti on Thursday, ordered the imprisonment of Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on probable cause for public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent in Nigeria. Ekpa was accused of using social media platforms to spread separatist propaganda linked to IPOB, a…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Pro-Biafra Agitator, Simon Ekpa has been arrested alongside four others over Terrorism related activities by Finnish Authorites. The self-declared Prime Minister of Biafra Republic Government In-Exile, was remanded in custody by the district court of Päijät-Häme on suspicion of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent. He was arrested…