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Finnish cops arrest Simon Ekpa over terrorism charges
Finnish-Nigerian separatist leader Simon Ekpa has actually been detained in Finland along with 4 others on suspicion of terror-related activities, including incitement to violence and terrorism funding.
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According to regional publication Yle, Ekpa was remanded in custody by the Päijät-Häme District Court on charges of public incitement to devote a criminal activity with terrorist intent.
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The publication reported that the Finnish Central Criminal Police validated the arrests in a declaration on Thursday, keeping in mind that the other suspects were collared for apparently funding terrorist activities.

"The detention demands relate to a preliminary investigation in which a Finnish resident of Nigerian descent, born in the 1980s, is suspected of public incitement to dedicate a criminal offense with terrorist intent," the cops stated.

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

Detective Chief Inspector Otto Hiltunen, who leads the examination, revealed, "The man has actually performed 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 reside in Helsinki, deals with charges of financing terrorism.

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

Ekpa has also gotten prestige for his separatist rhetoric, especially his calls to interrupt Nigerian elections.

In 2023, he declared in an extensively distributed social networks video, "No elections will be held! Nigerian elections will not be allowed in Biafran territory."

Finnish police stated that international cooperation has actually been crucial to the examination. The suspects' hearings are arranged for Thursday.
Arrest, detention of Simon Ekpa great 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 earlier reported that the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile was detained and detained by the Finnish authorities over terror-related criminal activities.

Reacting, FFK, in a post on his official X handle, said the arrest was a welcome development, lamenting that the separatist obtains "satisfaction from eliminating and torturing" the people 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 great news.

"Not only is this misguided young man a feral psychopath, a hate-filled sociopath, a well-known coward and a guy of blood, however he is likewise a spiritual bigot, an unrepentant racist, an ethnic supremacist and an opponent of humankind.

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

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

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