₦airaland Forum

The Federal Government on Friday attributed the arrest of Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in-Exile, to sustained diplomatic pressure on Finland by Nigeria.

Ekpa was arrested alongside four others on Thursday on suspicion of terrorist activities. The Finnish District Court of Päijät-Häme has ruled to keep him in detention on probable cause, citing his alleged involvement in inciting violence through social media.

A day after his arrest, the Nigerian government says it is closely monitoring the legal proceedings of Ekpa.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to confirm the arrest of Mr Simon Njoku Ekpa, a Nigerian-Finnish citizen and prominent leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), by Finnish authorities on Thursday, November 21, 2024,” spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, said in a statement.

The ministry said it would continue to track the progress of Ekpa’s legal case, emphasising the importance of the proceedings in addressing the influence of IPOB and transnational actors on Nigeria’s national security.

“He was charged with inciting terrorism and promoting violence. The Finnish District Court of Päijät-Häme ruled to detain him on probable cause for publicly inciting crimes with terrorist intent.

“The Ministry wishes to affirm that the arrest of Mr Simon Ekpa is a significant development in addressing the activities of IPOB, and also neutralising the influence of transnational actors and their impact on our national security.

“The Ministry will continue to monitor the legal proceedings and provide further updates as the case progresses,” the statement added.

helinues:
Good

Thanks to FG for heeding to our calls

Thundafireseun:
Continue masturbating in every thing that concerns SE ….

Lakurawa is a new terrorist gang terrorizing the Northern Nigerian and killing thousands of civilians and Soldiers ….

And you are yet to call on FG To heed to your call…. Boko Haram will soon celebrate 40th anniversary in killing your brothers yet you are yet to call on FG

gidgiddy:
The fact that they don't even know that Simon Ekpa has never been a member of IPOB says it all

I hope they have some sort of evidence against Simon Ekpa, if not, all they did was make him more popular

Finland is not Nigeria, no evidence, no conviction

helinues:
Are you done with your emotional ranting?

nedu666:
See how Yorubas are falling over themselves to open thread on ekpa. Every Yoruba man is talking about ekpa, even abiola did not get this kind of attention. Moral one lgbo man equal one million Nigerians

Nlanalyst:
Coming from someone who's absolutely irrelevant in his supposed country.
The closest you will get to relevance was the "Azikwe" you added to Jonathan's name.

Judolisco:
If it was in the North that shekau ordered that they shouldn't come out on Mondays, and they obeyed him, we'll say it's illiteracy... How dis dude was able to pull dis thing off that even governors don't work in Mondays in d south east should be studied

Nlanalyst:
Coming from someone who's absolutely irrelevant in his supposed country.
The closest you will get to relevance was the "Azikwe" you added to Jonathan's name.

criuze:
Even cho ayaba of ambazonia was arrested in sweden, these guys are freedom fighter to say it loud ,

if they commit offence then they should be corrected no body is above mistake

Simon ekpa took freedom struggle as content creation

Struggle actors are off social media entities


[quote author=gidgiddy post=132990322]The fact that they don't even know that Simon Ekpa has never been a member of IPOB says it all

I hope they have some sort of evidence against Simon Ekpa, if not, all they did was make him more popular

Finland is not Nigeria, no evidence, no conviction

Thundafireseun:
Continue masturbating in every thing that concerns SE ….

Lakurawa is a new terrorist gang terrorizing the Northern Nigerian and killing thousands of civilians and Soldiers ….

And you are yet to call on FG To heed to your call…. Boko Haram will soon celebrate 40th anniversary in killing your brothers yet you are yet to call on FG

Suffer no dey taya una
Your invincible "plime milister " have been arrested and is now cowardly denying "biafla" . Your own is on it's way. INDIGENOUS COWARDS OF BIAFRA

gidgiddy:
The fact that they don't even know that Simon Ekpa has never been a member of IPOB says it all

I hope they have some sort of evidence against Simon Ekpa, if not, all they did was make him more popular

Finland is not Nigeria, no evidence, no conviction