Finnish cops arrest Simon Ekpa over terrorism charges
Finnish-Nigerian separatist leader Simon Ekpa has been apprehended in Finland along with 4 others on suspicion of terror-related activities, including incitement to violence and terrorism financing.
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According to regional publication Yle, Ekpa was remanded in custody by the Päijät-Häme District Court on charges of public incitement to dedicate a crime with terrorist intent.

The publication reported that the Finnish Central Criminal Police confirmed the arrests in a declaration on Thursday, noting that the other suspects were nabbed for apparently funding terrorist activities.

"The detention demands relate to an initial examination in which a Finnish citizen of Nigerian descent, born in the 1980s, is presumed of public incitement to commit a criminal offense with terrorist intent," the cops stated.

Ekpa is accused of coordinating violent actions versus civilians and authorities in Nigeria's South-East area from Finland, using social media platforms to enhance his agenda.

Investigator Chief Inspector Otto Hiltunen, who leads the investigation, revealed, "The guy has actually carried out this activity, to name a few things, on his social media channels."

The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation revealed that Ekpa, alongside the other suspects, two of whom live in Helsinki, deals with charges of funding terrorism.

This is not Ekpa's very first encounter with Finnish authorities. In 2023, he was quickly detained on accusations of fundraising scams.

Ekpa has actually also gotten notoriety for his separatist rhetoric, particularly his calls to disrupt Nigerian elections.

In 2023, he stated in an extensively distributed social media video, "No elections will be held! Nigerian elections will not be allowed in Biafran area."

Finnish police stated that global cooperation has been essential to the investigation. The suspects' hearings are set up for Thursday.
Arrest, detention of Simon Ekpa excellent news-- Fani-Kayode
Former Aviation minister and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, has actually described the arrest and detention of Simon Ekpa, a Biafra agitator, as excellent news.

DAILY POST previously reported that the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile was jailed and apprehended by the Finnish authorities over terror-related crimes.

Responding, FFK, in a post on his official X handle, said the arrest was a welcome advancement, lamenting that the separatist derives "enjoyment from killing and torturing" the people of the South-East.

He composed, "The arrest and detention of one Simon Ekpa by the Finnish authorities for terrorism-related charges and inciting terrorism in Nigeria is great news.

"Not only is this misguided young man a feral psychopath, a hate-filled sociopath, an infamous coward and a male of blood, but he is likewise a spiritual bigot, an unrepentant racist, an ethnic supremacist and an opponent of mankind.

"He derived pleasure from eliminating and torturing our individuals, and he waged war on our nation from the security of Finland.
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"Many innocent Nigerians were eliminated on his orders and as a consequence of his foul and dissentious rhetoric.

"I hope this functions as a lesson to others in our country who believe that department, violence and fear are the only way forward and who have no regard for the sanctity of human life."
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