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bet9ja.comFinnish police arrest Simon Ekpa over terrorism charges
Finnish-Nigerian separatist leader Simon Ekpa has actually been detained in Finland together with 4 others on suspicion of terror-related activities, including incitement to violence and terrorism funding.

According to local publication Yle, Ekpa was remanded in custody by the Päijät-Häme District Court on charges of public incitement to devote a criminal offense with terrorist intent.
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The publication reported that the Finnish Central Criminal Police verified the arrests in a statement on Thursday, noting that the other suspects were collared for presumably financing terrorist activities.

"The detention needs belong to a preliminary investigation in which a Finnish resident of Nigerian descent, born in the 1980s, is presumed of public incitement to dedicate a criminal offense with terrorist intent," the authorities stated.

Simon Ekpa is implicated of coordinating violent actions against civilians and authorities in Nigeria's South-East area from Finland, using social networks platforms to further his program.

Investigator Chief Inspector Otto Hiltunen, who leads the examination, revealed, "The guy has carried out this activity, among other things, on his social media channels."

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

This is not Ekpa's first encounter with Finnish authorities. In 2023, he was briefly apprehended on claims of fundraising fraud.

Ekpa has actually likewise acquired notoriety for his separatist rhetoric, particularly his calls to interfere with Nigerian elections.

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

Finnish police stated that global cooperation has actually been vital to the examination. The suspects' hearings are arranged 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 great news.

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

Responding, FFK, in a post on his official X deal with, stated the arrest was a welcome development, regreting 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 prompting 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 male of blood, but he is also a religious bigot, an unrepentant racist, an ethnic supremacist and an enemy of humanity.

"He derived pleasure from eliminating and torturing our people, and he waged war on our nation from the security of Finland.

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

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