JUST IN! Finland Govt arrest IPOB Leader, Simon Ekpa over terror-related activities

JUST IN! Finland Govt arrest IPOB Leader, Simon Ekpa over terror-related activities

By Fly Cable News

A local report in Finland has revealed that Simon Ekpa, the self-declared Prime Minister of Biafra Republic Government In-Exile, had been remanded in custody by the district court of Päijät-Häme on suspicion of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent.

In a Thursday statement published on its website, the Central Criminal Police in Finland said it arrested five persons on suspicion of terrorist crimes.

The police said the main suspect was arrested “on suspicion of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent”, while four others were arrested “for financing a terrorist crime

The statement reads, “The detention demands are related to the preliminary investigation, in which a Finnish citizen of Nigerian background, born in the 1980s, is suspected of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent.

“The police suspect that the man has promoted his efforts from Finland by means that have led to violence against civilians and authorities as well as other crimes in the region of South-Eastern Nigeria.”