Simon Ekpa, Four Others Arrested In Finland
The self-declared Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile, Simon Ekpa, has just been arrested in Finland over alleged terrorism charges.
Recall that many have called for the arrest of the separatist following his alleged involvement in the Sit-At-Home that has relatively crippled economic activities in the Southeast.
BBC Pidgin reports that the Finnish-Nigerian separatist agitator
was remanded in prison by the Päijät-Häme District Court on suspicion of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent.
It was gathered that Ekpa’s arrest was confirmed in a statement by the Central Criminal Police in Finland on its website on Thursday, saying four individuals were arrested on suspicion of terrorist crimes.
The police disclosed that Ekpa, the main suspect was arrested “on suspicion of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent”, while four others were arrested “for financing a terrorist crime”.
“Claims will be heard in Päijät-Häme district court today, November 21″, the statement read.
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