Simon Njoku Ekpa was recently arrested alongside four others on suspicion of terrorist activitiesThe Finnish police said Ekpa “has contributed to violence and crimes against civilians in south-eastern Nigeria"Ekpa has been accused of several atrocities,

Finnish authorities arrested Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra Government in Exile, BRGIE, last Thursday. This has raised questions about who he is and what he stands for.

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.

The Yoruba Council has urged President Tinubu’s administration to extradite Simon Ekpa, detained in FinlandEkpa, linked to IPOB, has been arrested in Finland and is accused of inciting violence, including deadly Monday sit-at-home orders in Nigeria's SoutheastYoruba Council President Oladotun Hassan called for swift action,

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

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”.

IPOB leader Simon Ekpa has been detained in Finland for allegedly using social media to incite terrorism and promote separatist propagandaNigerians are reacting to his arrest, with some calling for his deportation and others questioning the impact of his actionsFinland’s court linked Ekpa to offences dating back to August 2021,