Government of Finland has received the extradition requirements for pro-Biafran agitator Simon Ekpa, as announced by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa.
Gatekeepers News reports that Defence Chief, on Channels Television‘s 2024 Year-In-Review programme on December 31, 2024, said: “Well, I’m sure he is cooling off somewhere.
“Legal action is going to be taken accordingly. I don’t want to say much about that but I’m happy he has been arrested.
“The Federal Government has actually forwarded most of the requirements to the Finnish Government. So, I’m sure the right thing will be done.”
General Musa said the sit-at-home orders promoted by Ekpa and his associates in Nigeria’s South-East region are diminishing due to ongoing military clearance operations.
In November 2024, Finnish authorities arrested Ekpa and four others on suspicions related to terrorism, including incitement to violence and financing of terrorist activities.
A district court in Lahti, Finland, has remanded Ekpa on probable cause for public incitement to commit crimes with terrorist intents linked to Nigeria.
He is alleged to have utilised social media platforms to disseminate separatist propaganda associated with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a group advocating for the secession of southeastern Nigeria.
