Finnish Police Confirms Simon Ekpa’s Arrest

By Gideon Njoku

The Finnish Police has confirmed the arrest and detention of “Biafran Terrorist”, Simon Ekpa.

Ekpa, self-proclaimed disciple of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, detained Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, has, for many months, been a thorn in the flesh of the Igbo as well as IPOB. He had, on most occasions, overruled IPOB leadership, and allegedly formed his own very violent group called Autopilot.

Anything IPOB says, he counters, including overruling IPOB on the continous sit-at-home order which has grounded the South-east economy, as well as his insistence, contrary to IPOB’s stand, that there will be no elections in the South-east.

On his orders, violence, tears, sorrow, blood, death, and the fear of tomorrow have been the lot of the people of the South-east.

A couple of weeks ago, the Nigerian Government invited  the Finnish Ambassador to Nigeria and complained about Ekpa’s waywardness, threat to Nigeria’s security, and his terrorism activities in his fatherland from Finland where he is, also, a citizen.

But two days to the General Elections, an exercise which he had banned in the South-east and declared a lock down of the Zone within the period, news broke that the Finnish Police  has arrested Ekpa.

He was arrested Thursday morning, February 23, 2023, in his apartment.

Confirming the news of Ekpa’s arrest without mentioning his name, Tommi Reen, a Criminal Investigator from the Central Criminal Police, Finland, told a news outlet, HS News, that the “Keskusrikospoliisi (KRP), the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), in Finland had a police operation in a private apartment in the centre of Lahti.”

He said the operation is connected to an ongoing investigation. He gave no further details.

A photograph of Ekpa, in handcuffs, accompanied by the Finnish Police has since surfaced on Whatsaap platforms. He is said to be in custody.