Simon Njoku Ekpa was recently arrested alongside four others on suspicion of terrorist activitiesThe Finnish police said Ekpa “has contributed to violence and crimes against civilians in south-eastern Nigeria"Ekpa has been accused of several atrocities,

Finnish authorities arrested Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra Government in Exile, BRGIE, last Thursday. This has raised questions about who he is and what he stands for.

Simon Ekpa, a Finnish-Nigerian separatist agitator has been arrested in Finland over alleged involvement in terror-related activities. According to BBC

The Finnish police said Mr Ekpa “has contributed to violence and crimes against civilians in South-eastern Nigeria.”

The leader of the Eastern Security Network – an ethnic militia – was declared wanted by the military last March for terrorism.

Nigerian officials say they will seek the extradition of a controversial leader of a banned secessionist movement in Nigeria following his arrest in Finland on terrorism charges.

IPOB leader Simon Ekpa has been detained in Finland for allegedly using social media to incite terrorism and promote separatist propagandaNigerians are reacting to his arrest, with some calling for his deportation and others questioning the impact of his actionsFinland’s court linked Ekpa to offences dating back to August 2021,

Police in Finland said Thursday they had detained five suspects in connection with deadly violence in southeastern Nigeria and were seeking a court extension of the detensions. The police did not identify the suspects,