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Ekpa: Military seeks extradition as Finland jails self-styled IPOB PM

Ekpa: Military seeks extradition as Finland jails self-styled IPOB PM

The Nigerian military has called for the extradition of Simon Ekpa, leader of a faction of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who was arrested by Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).

Ekpa, who was remanded in prison by the district court of Päijät-Häme in Finland for “spreading terrorist propaganda on social media,” is accused by the Nigerian government of leading violent pro-Biafra secessionist campaigns in the South-east, leading to the loss of several lives and crippling the economy of the region.

According to a BBC report yesterday, the self-declared Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile was arrested alongside four others linked to deadly violence in southeastern Nigeria.

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A statement from Finland’s Central Criminal Police, which confirmed the arrests, did not specifically mention his name but gave matching descriptions. The statement further revealed that the primary suspect, a Finish-Nigerian in the Lahti municipality, was detained “on suspicion of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent,” while the four others are suspected of financing these activities.

“All five suspects were arrested earlier this week. International cooperation has been conducted during the preliminary investigation,” the statement added.

Ekpa: Military seeks extradition as Finland jails self-styled IPOB PM

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