Päijät-Häme District Court has sentenced Simon Ekpa to six years in prison after finding him guilty of terrorism-related charges. The court ruled that Ekpa had participated in a terrorist organisation and had publicly incited crimes for terrorist purposes. The charges relate to Ekpa’s alleged activities aimed at re-establishing an independent …
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Pro-Biafran activist, Simon Ekpa, who was arrested in Finland on terrorism-related charges, is set to face trial in May 2025, according to Finnish authorities. The announcement followed confirmation from Senior Detective Superintendent Mikko Laaksonen of Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation. A report by The PUNCH said that Mikko Laaksonen confirmed …
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THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed the arrest of Mr Simon Ekpa, a Nigerian-Finnish citizen and prominent leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Thursday by the Finnish authorities. The ministry disclosed this in a statement by Kimiebi Ebienfa, the Acting Spokesperson of the Ministry of …
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Simon Ekpa, a controversial Biafra agitator, has hired an American lobbying firm, Moran Global Strategies (MGS), to advance agitation for the independent state of Biafra, PREMIUM TIMES reports. Mr Ekpa, based in Finland, heads Autopilot, a faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). IPOB is a separatist group agitating for the …
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THE Defence Headquarters has declared that no fewer than 97 persons are wanted. The wanted persons include terrorists and insurgents, among others, who are behind violent crimes in the country. They also include a factional leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Simon Ekpa. The Director, Defence Media Operations, …
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MAZI Simon Ekpa, the leader of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile, has accused the Nigerian government of decades-long injustice, unfairness and marginalization against Igbos. He said there is no going back on the actualization of the Biafra referendum. Ekpa, who doubles as the Prime Minister of BRGIE and a …
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GOVERNOR Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has urged President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government and security operatives to extradite Finland-based Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa to Nigeria. Uzodinma said Ekpa should be brought back to Nigeria to either join the sit-at-home he orders or be punished for his crimes. He made the …
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THE self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra, Simon Ekpa, has rejected the letter written to him by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Ekpa on whose directive South East sits at home every Monday, described the letter read publicly by Kanu’s lawyer Aloy Ejimakor as fake, …
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The factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Simon Ekpa has written to the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) to impose a visa ban on Enugu State governor Peter Mbah. Ekpa who is based in Finland has called for the visa ban on Mbah over …
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WITH one voice, some Igbo leaders and groups, yesterday, condemned the recurring lockdown of the South-East by the Finland-based Simon Ekpa-led faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and tasked the Federal Government on decisive action. Noting that the lockdown was gradually grinding the economy of the South-East zone …
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