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Finnish police arrest Simon Ekpa over terrorism charges
Finnish-Nigerian separatist leader Simon Ekpa has actually been apprehended in Finland together with four others on suspicion of terror-related activities, consisting of incitement to violence and terrorism financing.

According to local publication Yle, Simon Ekpa was remanded in custody by the Päijät-Häme District Court on charges of public incitement to devote a criminal offense with terrorist intent.

The publication reported that the Finnish Central Criminal Police confirmed the arrests in a statement on Thursday, keeping in mind that the other suspects were apprehended for supposedly financing terrorist activities.

"The detention needs relate to a preliminary examination in which a Finnish citizen of Nigerian descent, born in the 1980s, is suspected of public incitement to commit a criminal offense with terrorist intent," the police said.

Ekpa is implicated of coordinating violent actions versus civilians and authorities in Nigeria's South-East area from Finland, using social networks platforms to advance his program.

Detective Chief Inspector Otto Hiltunen, who leads the examination, exposed, "The male has performed this activity, among other things, on his social media channels."

The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation divulged that Simon Ekpa, along with the other suspects, two of whom reside in Helsinki, faces charges of funding terrorism.

This is not Ekpa's first encounter with Finnish authorities. In 2023, he was briefly apprehended on accusations of fundraising scams.

Ekpa has actually likewise gained prestige for his separatist rhetoric, particularly his calls to disrupt Nigerian elections.
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In 2023, he stated in an extensively circulated social media video, "No elections will be held! Nigerian elections will not be allowed in Biafran area."

Finnish police stated that worldwide cooperation has been vital to the investigation. The suspects' hearings are scheduled for Thursday.
Arrest, detention of Simon Ekpa good news-- Fani-Kayode
Former Aviation minister and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, has explained the arrest and detention of Simon Ekpa, a Biafra agitator, as good news.

DAILY POST previously 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 offenses.

Responding, FFK, in a post on his authorities X handle, stated the arrest was a welcome advancement, lamenting that the separatist obtains "satisfaction from eliminating and torturing" the people of the South-East.

He composed, "The arrest and detention of one Simon Ekpa by the Finnish authorities for terrorism-related charges and prompting terrorism in Nigeria is excellent news.

"Not only is this misdirected boy a feral psychopath, a hate-filled sociopath, a notorious coward and a male of blood, however he is likewise a spiritual bigot, an unrepentant racist, an ethnic supremacist and an opponent of humanity.

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

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

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