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- Following a preliminary investigation, the authorities successful Finland person said they suspected Nigerian separatist person Simon Ekpa of instigating Biafra supporters to perpetrate violent acts successful the African country
- The content stemmed from a large-scale coercion probe carried retired by the instrumentality enforcement bureau successful the Northern European federation since November 2024
- The pb investigator, Detective Superintendent Otto Hiltunen said Finland cooperated with the Nigerian authorities during what helium called Ekpa's "criminal investigation"
Legit.ng writer Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has implicit 9 years of acquisition covering information affairs.
Helsinki, Finland - Finland's National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has suspected Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed premier curate of the Biafra Republic Government successful Exile (BRGIE), of terrorism-related crimes.
As reported connected Tuesday, May 6, 2025, by Finnish state-owned Yle, the NBI said it suspects Ekpa of "public exhortation to an offence committed with a violent intent and of contributing to the activities of a violent group".
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Detective Superintendent Otto Hiltunen, the pb investigator, said successful a connection connected Tuesday, May 6:
"As we suspected that the consequences of the nationalist exhortation and the activities of a violent radical occurred successful Nigeria, we cooperated with the Nigerian authorities during the transgression investigation.”'Simon Ekpa to beryllium repatriated to Nigeria soon'
Meanwhile, a witnesser of the national authorities testifying successful the ongoing proceedings of Nnamdi Kanu, the known person of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), said Ekpa would soon beryllium extradited from Finland to Nigeria to look proceedings for supporting the defendant.
The witness, simply identified arsenic “AAA” and a unit of the Department of State Services (DSS), was portion of the squad that arrested Kanu connected October 15, 2015, astatine the Golden Tulip Hotel, Lagos.
Under cross-examination connected Friday, May 2, by the defendant’s lawyer, Kanu Agabi, the witnesser said that though helium is not alert of different supporters facing proceedings for agitating for a Biafran nation, Ekpa has been arrested and is facing extradition for supporting the question and “inciting violence”.
Legit.ng recalls that successful November 2024, Ekpa was arrested and detained by the NBI implicit his hugely arguable societal media activities. This marks his 2nd apprehension successful Finland; helium was antecedently detained successful 2023 but was released soon after.
Following his past arrest, Finnish constabulary said the unsafe incitement accusation is nether probe and it involves planetary cooperation. It said the Nigerian authorities was contacted arsenic President Bola Tinubu commended the Finnish authorities for the arrest. Ekpa is suspected of nationalist incitement to perpetrate a transgression with violent intent betwixt 23 August 23, 2021, and November 18, 2024.
According to reports, the NBI has frozen the 40-year-old’s assets.
Ekpa is scheduled to look successful tribunal successful June 2025.
Tinubu speaks connected Simon Ekpa's detention
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Tinubu welcomed the involution of the Finnish authorities with the apprehension and detention of Ekpa.
Tinubu spoke erstwhile helium received the Letters of Credence from the Finnish Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms Sanna Selin, astatine the State House, Abuja.
Tinubu said the authorities volition not tolerate actions and statements that could pb to divisiveness among citizens.
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