BREAKING: Simon Ekpa, Brain Behind Southeast Sit-At-Home Order, Arrested, Details Emerge
- Simon Ekpa, the brain behind many sit-at-home order in the 5 states of the southeast, was arrested by Finnish police on Thursday
- HS, a news platform in Finland, confirmed the arrest of the seperatists as it reported how he was led out of his home in Lahti
- According to the news outlet, a team of his journalists were at Ekpa's house for an interview, but the police answered the bell and said the interview had been moved to the future
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Finland - Simon Ekpa, the popular pro-Biafra agitator and seperatist, was arrested by Finland authority on Thursday, February 23.
According to The Punch, his arrest was confirmed by HS, a new outlet in Finland, adding that the police in the country led the seperatist out of his apartment in Lahti.
Source: Twitter
How police arrest Simon Ekpa, the pro-Biafra agitator in Finland
The medium claimed they were at Ekpa's residence for an interview, but they were surprised that Finland police, KRP, answered the bell.
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According to the HS, the journalist team were prevented from getting access to Ekpa's residence, stating that the interview would be moved "to the future."
On the development, an official of the Finland Embassy in Nigeria confirmed the arrest of the separatist while speaking on the condition of anonymity.
According to the official who has no authority to speak on the matter said, "It is our understanding that he is currently in police custody in Finland.”
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He added that the picture in circulation was verified by Helsingin Sanomat, a newspaper in Finland.
In the viral image, the plainclothes police officers were seen escorting Ekpa out of his home in Lahti.
On a number of time, Simon Ekpa has declared sit-at-home orders in the 5 states of the southeast and has repeatedly said election would not hold in the region.
Leena Pylvanainen, the Finnish Ambassador to Nigeria, was summoned to Abuja by the foreign affairs ministry over Ekpa's threat to stop the Saturday, February 25 election in the south eastern part of the country.
Elections: Police, military hold special operations in North-West, South-East
Legit.ng earlier reported that the police had commenced special operation in the southeast and northwest regions of the country to curtain the activities of IPOB, ESN and Bandits.
Olumiyiwa Adejobi, the spokesperson of the police, revealed that the operation was in conjunction with the military men.
According to Adejobi, the governor of Imo state has taken a proactive measure to curtail insecurity in the state while calling on other southeast governors to meet the IG.
Source: Legit.ng
