The recent arrest of Simon Ekpa, a key figure of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in Finland has sent shockwaves through the Nigerian community there.

People don’t want to speak about Ekpa for fear of being hunted by his followers. We believe that they will hunt whoever comes out to talk about their leader. But the Finnish Government is trying to ge

Finnish police have arrested Simon Ekpa, a Finnish-Nigerian dual citizen and leader of a banned secessionist movement, on suspicion of inciting violence in southeastern Nigeria. The move has prompted Nigeria to renew its calls for Ekpa’s extradition,

Simon Ekpa, self acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been arrested by law enforcement in Finland. The BBC reports that Ekpa was subsequently sent to prison by the district court of Päijät-Häme for “spreading terrorist propaganda on social media”.

Simon Ekpa, a Finnish-Nigerian separatist leader and self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile, has been arrested in Finland alongside four others on suspicion of terror-related offenses.

The Federal Government on Friday attributed the arrest of Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in-Exile, to sustained diplomatic pressure on Finland by Nigeria.

Reactions trailing the arrest and the detention of Simon Ekpa, controversial Biafra agitator, dominate the frontpages of Nigerian newspapers.

A Finnish court has set May 2025 as the date for potential terrorism-related charges against Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra. The announcement was made by Mikko Laaksonen, Senior Detective Superintendent at Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation.

The self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra, Simon Ekpa, will be facing terrorism-related charges in May 2025. The date by a Finnish court was disclosed by Mikko Laaksonen, a Senior Detective Superintendent at Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation.

A Finnish district court has reportedly fixed May 2025 for the prosecution to file charges against Simon EkpaLast week, the controversial pro-Biafra agitator was arrested by law enforcement in the northern European nationEkpa was subsequently sent to prison by the district court of Paijat-Hame for “spreading terrorist propaganda on social media”Legit.