The Finnish Government has arrested Simon Ekpa days after a documentary was done on him and Finland parliament discussed about his excesses.
According to Lahti’s Etelä-Suomen Sanomat newspaper Ekpa “doesn’t hide the fact that he is participating in the elimination of government officials.” He even leads the operation and acquires weapons”.
Recall that Ekpa publicly claims to have replaced Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu after he was arrested.
He also claims to command IPOB’s armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN).
But the tangle is complicated. Some of those claiming to be members of IPOB or ESN accused Ekpa of lying and misusing Kanu’s name.
He was arrested by the police to explain what his separatism and opposition to the elections is all about.
Nigeria has asked Finland to intervene in Ekpa’s activities. Last week, the Nigerian foreign minister invited the Finnish ambassador Leena Pylvänäinen to a meeting.
Jussi Nummelin , the team leader for Western and Central Africa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland , told HS a week ago on Thursday that Finland shares the concern for security, and condemns violence and incitement to it, as well as “actions aimed at preventing people from exercising their democratic rights”.
Nummelin emphasized, however, that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not an actual party in the case, but that the police have jurisdiction if it is a question of a suspected crime.
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