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Finland Gives Simon Ekpa 48 Hours To Reverse Sit-At-Home Order Or Face International Terrorism Charge

The directive is contained in a letter the Finnish Government sent to Ekpa which was signed by Prime Minister, Sanna Mirella Marin, and dated February 15, 2023.

Finland has given Simon Ekpa, a self-proclaimed disciple of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu 48 hours to withdraw the sit-at-home order imposed on election days in the Southeastern region of Nigeria.

The directive is contained in a letter the Finnish Government sent to Ekpa which was signed by Prime Minister, Sanna Mirella Marin, and dated February 15, 2023.

In the letter made available on Thursday morning, the Finnish Government warned that should Ekpa fail to withdraw the sit-at-home order which was imposed in protest against the continued detention of the IPOB leader in the custody of Nigeria's secret police, Department of State Services (DSS), he would be charged with international terrorism.

Prime Minister Marin stated that the letter followed complaints by Nigerians in Finland and the Nigerian Government about his various pronouncements, using social media outlets to impose sit-at-homes in Nigeria.

The letter reads, "Following complaints by Nigerians in Finland and the Nigerian Government about your various pronouncements, using social media outlets, to impose sit-at-homes in Nigeria, you are hereby warned to desist from such nefarious activities which are capable of disturbing the peace and causing bloodshed.

"More worrying to the Finnish Government is your imposition of sit-at-homes on days slated for democratic elections in Nigeria. This is an act of international terrorism.

"You are hereby directed to call off your planned sit-at-homes by pronouncing through the same media outlets, you used for your illegal pronouncements, a reversal of your sit-at-home orders.

"Mr. Simon Ikpa, you have 48 hours to reverse course or you will be arrested and charged with international terrorism.”

"I have directed my Attorney General, Raija Toiviainen, to ensure that my directive is immediately carried out," the Prime Minister warned.

Earlier reports had it that the Nigeria Ministry of Foreign Affairs had summoned the Finnish Ambassador to Nigeria, Leena Pylvanainen, over activities of the Nigerian-Finnish Biafran agitator, Ekpa.

The government expressed displeasure over the orders given by Simon Ekpa to his teeming followers to disrupt the forthcoming general elections in the West African country.

Pylvanainen said that the law enforcement agencies were in touch and were cooperating on Ekpa.

“We do have this irritant, as you call it on our bilateral agenda. And it is a topic on which we have been cooperating, our authorities have been cooperating, there have been contacts between the law enforcement agencies of Nigeria and Finland on this topic,” she said.

Ekpa, a self-proclaimed disciple of Kanu, has been championing the restoration of the Biafra Republic and calling for the boycott of elections in the South-East region of Nigeria unless Kanu was released.



He has sustained Monday’s sit-at-home protest against the continued detention of Kanu in the custody of the DSS despite several court orders directing his unconditional release.

Recently, Ekpa declared five days of sit-at-home protests starting from February 23 to 28, a development that put fears in many Easterners that the presidential election could be derailed.

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Calabar1stSon:
This company keeps getting it wrong. 2GB RAM.

Any day this woman ever comes up with a good news, I will cut of my d.ck!

Where una dey see dis so called improved light everyone is talking about?

Quintopia:
Why Nigeria is Experiencing Improved Supply of Electricity



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CheapHomes1:
How did he build Lagos? Was Lagos a desert before he became governor?

So so so fucking tired of hearing those their lines. Built Lagos like Lagos was one plain desert land before he came. A former capital of a country! And everything about it is now being attributed to the irritatingly desperate individual. Sheer lack of something meaningful to campaign with!

Sowiki:
The law was there before Obi dreamt of contesting. Why are you like this my brother?

Really? The law was there? And some Nigerians like you who like suffering perpetually, did not remember the law in 2015 when APC did same thing in UK? Please stop all these noise.

Does any cheerful economic news ever come from this incompetent woman?

So Wike will force people in Rivers to vote Tinubu right? You people should stop all this nonsense

They are the most useless set of people in the world.

Quest7777:
...

Someone published a book 34 years ago. You say the book insulted your god & you passed a death sentence on him. Your god could not avenge the insult for all these 34years & you still carry the 34years old bitterness reach 2022 to the extent of committing murder. SMH.

Diesel and kerosene that has no subsidy how market and what is the encouraging factor for fuel to follow suit? Why are the refineries not producing till date? Why should we as major crude oil producer be importing fuel? Until all these questions are answered, World Bank and other subsidy removal apologists should shut their dirty mouths! And who even wants the present Nigeria to exist? Are we existing economically as a nation. Rubbish

Trumpcard05:
https://punchng.com/nigeria-facing-existential-threat-world-bank-warns/

Is Obi in PDP? Mtchewwwwwwwwwwww

babyfaceafrica:
Arise is PDP, TVC is apc.. What's the difference?

Any useless thing on Tinubu must make front page. If Nigerians like they should vote him....no need begging people to be sensible anymore.

How can she date u with all these poor spellings and punctuations. Ọga stop forming!

LiveWithIt:
Possibly she might be cause then she attended Christ embassy while we met..

Pls I beg u in God's name, don't pollute our joy with that cursed name.

CoronaVirusRelo:
God bless His Excellence, President Mohammadu Buhari (GCFR)

Investment in sports really paying off.


Congratulations to our African Queens

A milion likes for this reply. Fact checker pls go and rest. The useless divide and rule fact check did not and will not work.

Gospel2Day:
You're not being sincere. There's nothing like majority carries the vote.
If a northerner becomes the leader of Anglican Communion tomorrow and it is the turn of Anglican to present CAN president, nobody will marginalize him.
So quit the unnecessary criticism.
Northern Christians are not complaining or protesting.
Don't cry more than the bereaved.
Your motive is just to find a fault where there's none, so as to legitimize your insensitive Muslim-Muslim ticket.

Useless and irritating lot! Undermines national security indeed! As if there is any security anywhere in Nigeria. Nonsense

What has APC done for south east

Ebubu3:
What has PDP done for SE that Igbo people shouldn’t leave it en mass ?

Stop behaving like a baby. Have u ever seen any local govt election in Nigeria where the incumbent governor's party loses??

BATified2023:
u never believed apc can win a local government in ebonyi let alone all d local governments

E go shock una say no b by insult n online noise

U still regardvthe sham called local govt elections as election in Nigeria Mtchewwwwwwwwwwww

Ebubu3:
APC also won all positions in Ebonyi Local Government Elections held yesterday.

Very fulfilled weekend for Dave

It's always their aides. Mtcheww

Please do so today. Let it not pass today. Thanks

Thought it was magic, since the subsidy on diesel has gone why no competitive prices among the diesel marketers as u people always preach that subsidy brings? Until u answer all that, I still say u should go and sit down.

Subsidywise20:
The diesel subsidy removal is why we are not paying N8-9 trillion naira for subsidy this year...if we were still subsidising diesel in addition to fuel.

The resulting high cost of diesel is why we are paying more to subsidsie fuel

Finally high cost of oil means higher cost of refining fuel..which raises subsidy costs drastically.

But since you don't want it to go...because you want cheap fuel...

You go and sit down.

No reasonable person will see what is happening with diesel that has been deregulated long ago and support that of fuel. Except that person is foolish. It's not about telling us trillion this trillion that all the time. Make refineries to work and stop importations 1st then we know government is ready. Stop telling us what is spent on subsidy all the time to demonize it. Subsidy should stay till you govt do the right things. Enough of this suffering. If u guys are tired and fed up, I am!!!Rubbish

wpadmin:
I am surprised with the number of people supporting subsidy recently.

Where were you guys all along?

Go and sit down Abeg! Subsidy that has been removed long ago from diesel how far? Mtchewwwwwwwwwwww

Subsidywise20:
And that is why subsidy should go

The more the cost of crude oil rises, the more the difference between the production cost, and the government set price....the more spent on subsidy.

But everytime subsidy removal has been suggested...since the 1980's , Nigerians have always said no. And even those that understand, most still say NO.

It is costing us too much money, falied refineries, and so on to keep the subsidy running. It is time it went. It should have gone in 2012 , even 1993, but no....we all want to buy fuel at N40 per liter.

Can all these useless diseases let us be? We can't be confronted with all these problems in Nigeria and each time it's one annoying diesease or the other.

This happened in Zambia...not Nigeria anything.

andysmith123:
As a nigerian lady you must open your mouth and put one hand on your chest, it's in the constitution

And diesel that has been subsidized long ago, what is the price now? Removal of subsidy my foot! Why can't we have one single functional refinery be it private or government owned. And pls I don't want to hear about Dangote whatever cos we have hearing for years now that they will soon start. Soon soon soon soon...when A very useless country filled with gullible people like is the real definition of Nigeria!

Okoroawusa:
I Love PMB

That's the way to go. Next is the removal of subsidy.

We can't move forward if we continue to subsidize the prices of petroleum products

Is Adamu Adamu still existing?

Why for goodness sake is it so impossible for refineries to work to capacity in Nigeria? Must we keep importing what we produce? Why is Nigeria so cursed? Even the so called Dangote Refinery they were making noise about has suddenly fizzled away! I am totally tired of this country.

They always find a way to justify there stupidity.

PROUDIGBO:
Ignore that smartass!

Is anybody begging u not to vote him? Enemies of Nigeria!!!

Jack500:
I am voting Tinubu your tears can't stop me . If you like hit your head against the wall, Tinubu is the incoming president.

Muslim is majority in Osun since when? Pls shut the hell up!

CommonSense1967:
The criminal Association of Nigeria-CAN is not complaining about the Christian Christian PDP ticket in OSUN state.
Osun state is a Muslim majority state.
Bunch of delusional brainwashed retar@ded religious fanatical HYPOCRITES.