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Finnish cops arrest Simon Ekpa over terrorism charges
Finnish-Nigerian separatist leader Simon Ekpa has been jailed in Finland along with 4 others on suspicion of terror-related activities, including incitement to violence and terrorism financing.

According to local publication Yle, Ekpa was remanded in custody by the Päijät-Häme District Court on charges of public incitement to dedicate a criminal activity with terrorist intent.

The publication reported that the Finnish Central Criminal Police confirmed the arrests in a statement on Thursday, keeping in mind that the other suspects were nabbed for apparently financing terrorist activities.

"The detention needs relate to an initial investigation in which a Finnish citizen of Nigerian descent, born in the 1980s, is suspected of public incitement to devote a crime with terrorist intent," the authorities said.

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

Investigator Chief Inspector Otto Hiltunen, who leads the investigation, exposed, "The male has actually carried out this activity, among other things, on his social media channels."

The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation divulged that Ekpa, alongside the other suspects, 2 of whom live in Helsinki, faces charges of funding terrorism.

This is not Ekpa's first encounter with Finnish authorities. In 2023, he was briefly detained on allegations of fundraising fraud.
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Ekpa has actually also acquired prestige for his separatist rhetoric, especially his calls to interfere with Nigerian elections.

In 2023, he declared in a widely flowed social networks video, "No elections will be held! Nigerian elections will not be allowed in Biafran area."

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

DAILY POST previously reported that the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile was arrested and apprehended by the Finnish authorities over terror-related criminal offenses.
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Responding, FFK, in a post on his official X deal with, stated the arrest was a welcome development, lamenting that the separatist derives "enjoyment from eliminating and abusing" individuals of the South-East.

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

"Not just is this misdirected young man a feral psychopath, a hate-filled sociopath, an infamous coward and a guy of blood, but he is likewise a religious bigot, an unrepentant racist, an ethnic supremacist and an enemy of humankind.

"He derived pleasure from killing and torturing our individuals, and he waged war on our country from the security of Finland.

"Many innocent Nigerians were killed on his orders and as a consequence of his foul and divisive rhetoric.

"I hope this serves as a lesson to others in our nation who think that division, violence and fear are the only way forward and who have no respect for the sanctity of human life."