Simon Ekpa, self
acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been
arrested by law enforcement in Finland.
The BBC reports that 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
as leader of the separatist IPOB group since Nnamdi Kanu’s incarceration.
Finnish police say Ekpa’s activities and social media
rhetoric may have fanned the flames of violence in the south-east of Nigeria.
“He carries out these activities from his social media
channels, for example,” said Otto Hiltunen, detective chief inspector of the
NBI.
In February 2023, Ekpa was arrested by police at his residence in Lahti but
was released after
hours of questioning.
Using his social media channels, Ekpa had directed Igbos not
to participate in Nigeria’s 2023 general election.
In September 2021, the Biafra agitator and secessionist
denounced Nigeria and vowed to return the medal he won for the country at the
2003 African Junior Athletics Championships.
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