BREAKING;Simon Ekpa arrested in Finland over terror-related activities

BREAKING;Simon Ekpa arrested in Finland over terror-related activities

Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government-in-Exile, along with four other individuals, has been arrested in Finland in connection with terror-related activities.

According to local reports, Ekpa was remanded in custody by the Päijät-Häme District Court on charges of inciting public support for criminal acts with terrorist intent.

In a statement released Thursday on its website, Finland’s Central Criminal Police confirmed the arrest of five people on suspicion of involvement in terrorist offenses.

Authorities stated that Ekpa was detained primarily for “public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent,” while the other four individuals were arrested for “financing a terrorist crime.”

The police added: “Claims will be heard in Päijät-Häme district court today, November 21.

“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.”

The statement quoted the head of the investigation, Crime Commissioner Otto Hiltunen from the Central Crime Police as saying that “the man has carried out this activity, among other things, on his social media channels”.

“Four other persons are suspected of financing the aforementioned activity. All five suspects of the crime have been arrested during the beginning of the week.

“International cooperation has been carried out during the preliminary investigation,” the statement added.