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”.
Ekpa was said to have committed the crime in 2021 in Lahti
municipality.
The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) also
arrested four other men over alleged terrorist offences.
A citizen of Finland and Nigeria, Ekpa often describes
himself as leader of the separatist IPOB group.
Finnish police say Ekpa’s activities and social media
rhetoric may have fanned the flames of violence in the south-east of Nigeria.
“He carries out these activities from his social media
channels, for example,” said Otto Hiltunen, detective chief inspector of the
NBI.
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