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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.

https://www.channelstv.com/2024/11/22/simon-ekpas-arrest-followed-diplomatic-pressure-by-nigeria-on-finland-fg/amp/?utm_source=webpush&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=Simon%20Ekpa’s%20Arrest%20Followed%20Diplomatic%20Pressure%20By%20Nigeria%20On%20Finland%20–%20FG

Good

Thanks to FG for heeding to our calls

Buhari and Tinubu have something in common
They hate terrorists especially those from the other side of the River Benue

helinues:
Good

Thanks to FG for heeding to our calls

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

I hope this will bring lasting peace to south east region, enough of bloodshed and Monday sit at home nonsense.

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

Are you done with your emotional ranting?

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

Then who have been forcing sit at home for 2 years in South East?

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The Finnish foreign minister was part of a delegation of Nordic foreign ministers that visited Nigeria in August. Nigerian journalists besieged her to find out what Finland was doing about Simon Ekpa.

She said that the Finnish Government was taking action on his case and that the matter was before the courts.

Simon Ekpa later tweeted that it was a lie and that he had no matter before the courts. I guess now he knows better.

We Are Taking Actions On Simon Ekpa’s Case, Finnish Govt Confirms
https://nairaland.unblockandhide.com/8185086/taking-actions-simon-ekpas-case

helinues:


Are you done with your emotional ranting?

I should be asking you this same question….because you obviously need to accept JESUS As your lord and personal saviour

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

Next man should beware

Finally, I noticed a line of probability in the issue, Finland isn't Nigeria , so expect case to be different

Aluta continua

Biafra shall come what comes may

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

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

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.

Doubt if the Finnish gov will approve his extradition back to Nigeria

1. Poor Human Right Records in Nigeria
2. Once served in the Finnish military.. he has someone military confidential info that may extracted from him
3. They will only release him with couple of clauses if Nigeria gov can meet them

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

Jagaban on the beat no more hiding place for those causing civil unrest in Nigeria

I don't have anything against this guy. He his a coward, if not a coward he should be doing his sh*t in Nigeria not Finland. Now he has been arrested then they said he his a content creator. He should be repatriated back to Nigeria and be creating his content in jail. I hate what I don't like.

Glory hunters... Like this is an achievement.

The main focus should be restoring the nation's security back to the days of sanity, when we could travel across the nation without worrying about kidnap and ransom.

Nice

Una don dey make mouth again, which one be diplomatic pressure. We go soon hear watin una use as pressure bargain.

Meanwhile, the country is grossly under pressure.

The way threads of Simon Ekpa are being created here, soon, agbadorians will start tagging it Ebola's achievement. I don't ask anything from Escobar other than tackling the economic problems he created. Dude has rendered the naira worthless.

I recommend 72 virgins as punishment.

Nonsense

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.

Guy, you’re wicked!

Lmao. lamba

I wonder what those people saying Yorubas are the one sponsoring Simon Ekpa will say

I have never in my life seen that depth of delusion

This guy go over-suffer if dem extradite him.

Prison warders or DSS go just dey wake him up with slaps every morning.

Nigeria is not a place to be locked behind bars.

Ipob, Ohaneze and other prominent Igbos, all are against Ekpa, but for headless mobs on faceless forum, they stand gidigba behind terrorist.


Indeed, dot-nation here, worse than his counterpart in real life.

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

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

Next man should beware

Finally, I noticed a line of probability in the issue, Finland isn't Nigeria , so expect case to be different

Aluta continua

Biafra shall come what comes may

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

The arrest pain you sha