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BREAKING: Finland authorities arrest pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa (The Punch)

Finland authorities on Thursday arrested a man said to be a Nigerian popular separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa.

“The sad thing is that this gentleman has a lot of followers out there. We should let you know, in very strong terms that it is high time you really back Nigeria with the quest that something is done immediately because he threatens the forthcoming elections. “We have had some time to ensure that we arrest this situation but it appears the situation is getting out of hand.

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BREAKING: Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa arrested in Finland hours to ... (Daily Post Nigeria)

Former Radio Biafra anchorman, Simon Ekpa has been arrested in Finland. Ekpa was taken into custody on Thursday 48 hours before the start of the general.

Nigeria had asked Finland to intervene in Ekpa’s activities. Ekpa was taken into custody on Thursday 48 hours before the start of the general elections in Nigeria. BREAKING: Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa arrested in Finland hours to Nigeria elections

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Nigerian separatist agitator Simon Ekpa arrested in Finland (Guardian)

Ekpa, a factional leader of the Nigerian proscribed separatist group the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was arrested on Thursday, according to a report by ...

“I went to interview him this morning. He said Ekpa’s action was fast becoming a threat to the forthcoming election, and that the Nigerian government would not take it lightly with him and the Finland government if nothing drastic was done to curtail his threats. He said the sit-at-home orders and stopping the 2023 elections in the region would help his faction of the IPOB to achieve the sovereign state of Biafra in Southeast and Southsouth parts of Nigeria.

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BREAKING: Simon Ekpa reportedly arrested in Finland | The Nation ... (The Nation Newspaper)

Popular Nigerian separatist agitator Simon Ekpa has been reportedly arrested by Finnish authorities.

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BREAKING: How Simon Ekpa was arrested – The Sun Nigeria (Daily Sun)

Finnish authorities on Thursday said they have arrested a popular pro-Biafra separatist agitator, identified as Simon Ekpa.

“The Central Criminal Police confirms that it suspects the man arrested in Lahti on Thursday of a crime in Finland, but does not comment further on the matter at this stage. Helsingin Sanomat, in its report titled ‘A Nigerian activist active in local politics in Lahti is suspected of a crime in Finland,’ said: “A Nigerian activist active in local politics in Lahti is suspected of a crime in Finland. Also, an official of the Embassy of Finland in Abuja, in an email to our correspondent, following Daily Sun’s enquiry, said: “Yes, the arrest of Simon Ekpa as reported in Helsingin Sanomat, a Finnish newspaper, is true.”

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Simon Ekpa: Security operatives arrest factional Biafran separatist ... (BBC News)

Im arrest dey come days after di Nigeria goment bin summon di Finnish Ambassador to Nigeria Leena Pylvanainen sake of Ekpa threat to stop di 2023 general ...

For November 2021 dem bin give warning say di governorship election for Anambra state no go hold. Dem burn di two pipo alive for Imoko town for Arondizuogu district according to reports. Di agitator bin recently declare five days sit-at-home order starting from 23 February to 28 and dis one dey make pipo of di southeast fear say di presidential election fit no hold for di region. Governors and leaders of di region bin don do several meetings to end di activities of di gunmen. Nigeria dey into major election for 2023 and di group from di video say dem no want election. Di incident happun for Ori-Agu, Ehime Mbano Local Goment Area, wen di former govnor and im two pikin dem bin dey return from im hometown to Owerri, di Imo State capital.

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BREAKING: Simon Ekpa, factional IPOB leader, arrested in Finland (TheNiche)

Simon Ekpa a factional pro-Biafra separatist agitator, has been arrested. His arrest was effected on Thursday by Finland authorities By Emma Ogbuehi.

In the run up to the election, there are insinuations that similar directive could be issued by him or any of the contending forces in the region and the residents, out of fear, may comply and lose their rights of electing those to govern them. Out of fear and other considerations, the people obeyed. His arrest was effected on Thursday by Finland authorities

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JUST IN: Simon Ekpa, pro-Biafra agitator, arrested in Finland (Premium Times)

Simon Ekpa was arrested Thursday by Finnish police and taken to their facility for questioning.

Good journalism costs a lot of money. The (Finnish) police just took him away from his house now,” a member of Igbo Community in Finland, who asked not to be named, told this newspaper. He lives in Finland. Mr Ekpa, a lawyer, said the sit-at-home orders and stopping the 2023 elections in the region would help his faction of IPOB to achieve the sovereign state of Biafra for Igbo-speaking people in the south-east and south-south Nigeria. The arrest of Mr Ekpa comes less than two weeks after the Nigerian government summoned the Finnish ambassador over threats by Mr Ekpa to stop the general election in Nigeria’s south-east. The ambassador said although the Finnish police do not, as a matter of principle, give out information on the identities of persons being questioned, the viral photograph of Mr Ekpa being led by a team of Finnish police has been verified by Helsingin Sanomat, a Finnish media outfit.

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Simon Ekpa: Nigeria's Ipob faction leader arrested in Finland (BBC News)

Simon Ekpa has called for a boycott of Nigeria's election, and allegedly incited violence on social media.

He did not respond to BBC requests for comment at the time. Police have blamed Ipob for the killings. [Why the battle for Lagos could decide Nigeria election](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64648703) [Nigeria elections 2023](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cqymyxky0xjt) [Has Buhari tackled jihadist threat in Nigeria?](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64667959) Ipob says it is fighting for the rights of the Igbo ethnic group in the region. Mr Ekpa came to national prominence after he announced on his Facebook page in 2021 that Ipob leader Nnamdi Kanu had ordered him to assume the role of broadcaster on the group's radio station, Radio Biafra. Mr Ekpa has previously declared that his group was "in a revolution and visible state of war". In 2022, a BBC investigation identified Mr Ekpa as one of the "media warriors" of Ipob, who were allegedly using social media to call for violence. He leads a faction within the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob), which is fighting for a breakaway state in south-eastern Nigeria. A controversial leader of a Nigerian secessionist movement has been arrested at his home in Finland, the BBC has confirmed. Mr Ekpa, a Finnish citizen of Nigerian origin, denies any links to the killings and violence in the region, saying they were carried out by the Nigerian government.

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Biafra: Simon Ekpa released by Finnish Police after hours of ... (Daily Post Nigeria)

A popular pro-Biafra separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa, has been released by Police in Finland, hours after he was arrested and grilled on Thursday,

“The person being questioned today is suspected of a crime. He was later released after the police allegedly arrested him for a suspected crime. A popular pro-Biafra separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa, has been released by Police in Finland, hours after he was arrested and grilled on Thursday, according to HS.

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Simon Ekpa, pro-Biafra agitator, arrested in Finland (Premium Times)

The arrest of Mr Ekpa comes less than two weeks after the Nigerian government summoned the Finnish ambassador over threats...

Good journalism costs a lot of money. The (Finnish) police just took him away from his house now,” a member of Igbo Community in Finland, who asked not to be named, told this newspaper. He lives in Finland. Mr Ekpa, a lawyer, said the sit-at-home orders and stopping the 2023 elections in the region would help his faction of IPOB to achieve the sovereign state of Biafra for Igbo-speaking people in the south-east and south-south Nigeria. The arrest of Mr Ekpa comes less than two weeks after the Nigerian government summoned the Finnish ambassador over threats by Mr Ekpa to stop the general election in Nigeria’s south-east. The ambassador said although the Finnish police do not, as a matter of principle, give out information on the identities of persons being questioned, the viral photograph of Mr Ekpa being led by a team of Finnish police has been verified by Helsingin Sanomat, a Finnish media outfit.

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Jubilation in Anambra over Simon Ekpa's Arrest in Finland (THISDAY Newspapers)

*Nnamani condemns Enugu killings, flays sit -at -home order · “The Nigerian government should not allow his case to be handled by the Finland authorities.

The sit- at -home is antithetical to the innate Igbo tripartite traits and a betrayal of Igbo interest. “We are tired of the situation in Nigeria, said a driver who prefers not tobe mentioned. Think of the market women who depend on daily earnings to feed their families. “Most of our people live on daily income. “The person being questioned today is suspected of a crime. The photo is verified by Helsingin Sanomat as showing Ekpa being escorted from his home by plainclothes police.” A resident of Awka, the Anambra State capital, Nnamdi Ezendu said, “Ekpa should be renditioned to Nigeria for proper punishment. He described the perpetrators of the heinous crimes as enemies of the people that must be fished out forthwith, insisting that anything to the contrary would be a disservice to God and humanity. The South-East Council of Traditional Rulers had also reacted to the threat and had urged their subjects and residents of the zone to ignore the sit-at-home order and go out to vote for their preferred candidates Ekpa, had declared that elections would not hold in the entire south-east and that there would be a sit-at-home from February 23rd to 28th. “According to information available to us, the image is verified by Helsingin Sanomat, a Finnish newspaper; in it, Ekpa is seen being escorted out of his home in Lahti by plainclothes Finnish police”, the official said. “It is our understanding that he is currently in police custody in Finland,” the official who is not authorised to speak to the press was quoted to have said.

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Simon Ekpa released by Finnish police after hours of questioning (TheCable)

Simon Ekpa, a self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed IPOB, has been released by the police in Finland.

[reported](https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000009413643.html) that the Finland-based Biafra agitator had been released by the police after hours of questioning. Simon Ekpa, a self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been released by the police in Finland. He was picked up by the police just before he was to grant a newspaper interview,

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