Simon Ekpa: Fresh Details Emerge as Separatists' Factional Leader Leaves Police Custody
- The factional pro-Biafra separatist leader, Simon Ekpa, has been released by Finnish police authority after hours of interrogation
- Following his release, Ekpa took to his Twitter page to host a live broadcast and celebrate the first sit-at-home order he issued, as he sang Finland's national anthem while holding its flag
- Ekpa is a citizen of Finland of Nigerian origin who has been making inciting comments against Nigeria's government and calling for election boycott in the southeast region
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Simon Ekpa, the factional leader of the pro-Biafra separatists, who was arrested by the Finnish police, has been released.
According to the BBC Pidgin, the separatist was released after being interrogated for more than four hours.
Source: Twitter
Details surrounding Simon Ekpa's arrest and releasing
Ekpa has now shown his face in a live video on his Twitter page, where he celebrated what he described as “a successful first day of sit-at-home”.
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The separatist is a Finnish citizen of Nigerian origin and started the live programme by singing the Finnish national anthem and holding the country's flag.
The Nigerian government has asked the Finland authority to put the activities of Ekpa under control for calling for the boycott of the national elections in Nigeria, and he has used violent rhetoric online to destabilise the country's system.
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It was not yet clear if Ekpa had been charged with any offence.
Simon Ekpa was reportedly arrested by Finland authority on Thursday, February 23.
HS, a new outlet in Finland, confirmed his arrest, adding that the police in the country led the separatist out of his apartment in Lahti.
An official of the Finland Embassy in Nigeria confirmed the arrest of the separatist while speaking on the condition of anonymity.
Simon Ekpa, brain behind southeast sit-at-home order, arrested, details emerge
Legit.ng earlier reported that Simon Ekpa, the brain behind many sit-at-home orders in the five states of the southeast, was arrested by Finnish police on Thursday.
HS, a news platform in Finland, confirmed the arrest of the separatists 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 a future date.
Source: Legit.ng
