•Simon Ekpa The Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE) has appointed Ogechukwu Nkere as its new Prime Minister, replacing Simon Ekpa, whose prolonged detention and conviction in Finland have continued to weigh heavily on the separatist movement’s leadership structure. Nkere’s emergence was confirmed in a statement issued today, which said...
•Convicted Simon Ekpa and incarcerated Nnamdi Kanu The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has distanced itself from the recent conviction of Simon Ekpa in Finland, stressing that his activities have no connection with the group. The group accused the Nigerian government of launching a smear campaign to discredit its detained leader, Mazi Nnamd...
•Tinubu and Jailed IPOB kingpin Simon Ekpa The federal government has described the conviction of Simon Ekpa for terrorism-related offences and other charges by a Finnish Court as “a major victory” against terrorism. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated this while reacting to Ekpa’s sentencing to six yea...
•Simon Ekpa The Päijät-Häme District Court today sentenced Nigerian-born Finnish, Simon Ekpa, to six years in prison for terrorism-related crimes and other offences, according to official court documents seen by BBC News Pidgin today. The 40-year-old former municipal politician from Lahti was convicted on multiple charges, including participat...
•Simon Ekpa Finnish politician and Biafra political activist, Simon Ekpa, appeared before the Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland today as the country’s government commenced his terrorism trial. In November 2024, the Finnish government arrested Ekpa on suspicion of terror-related activities, including incitement to violence and terrorism fin...
•Simon Ekpa Finnish prosecutors today said they had charged a man with inciting terrorism online who a media report identified as Nigerian separatist leader Simon Ekpa. Finland’s National Prosecution Authority said in a statement that it had charged “a Finnish individual in a case involving suspected public incitement to commit crimes with ter...
•IPOB factional leader, Simon Ekpa The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has denied reports that the federal government has commenced extradition proceedings against Simon Ekpa, a factional leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra. In a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Communica...
•Tinubu and Simon Ekpa President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the Finnish government for its intervention in the case of Simon Ekpa, whose actions and statements have been deemed divisive. Speaking at the State House in Abuja today while receiving the Letters of Credence from Finland’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms. Sanna Selin, Tinubu emphasis...
•Simon Ekpa The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, today, said the arrest of Simon Ekpa in Finland has greatly reduced the tension in the South East. This development, he said, alongside Operation Udoka by the Defence Headquarters, is restoring peace in the region, reports Vanguard. Operation Udoka was established to flush bandi...
The requirements for the extradition of pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, to Nigeria have been forwarded to the Government of Finland, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa (CDS), has said. “Well, I’m sure he is cooling off somewhere,” the defence chief said on Channels Television last night. “Legal action is going to be taken [...
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