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

Mr Ekpa was arrested by Finnish Central Criminal Police alongside four others on Thursday on suspicion of terrorist activities.

The arrest and detention of separatist leader, Simon Ekpa in Finland have sparked panic among Nigerians residing in the European country. Ekpa, a prominent figure in the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been linked to the group’s controversial activities. Sources indicate that Nigerians in Finland are apprehensive about commenting on his arrest due […]

The Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has officially confirmed the arrest of Simon Ekpa, a Nigerian-Finnish citizen and a factional leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), by Finnish authorities on Thursday. In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, the ministry’s acting spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, revealed that Ekpa was detained on charges […]

A pro-Biafran agitator and leader of the proscribed militant group, IPOB, Simon Ekpa, has been arrested and detained in Finland over alleged terrorist activities.