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NEWS: Biafran dissident, Simon Ekpa, reportedly arrested by Interpol at Finland airport Published 1 day ago on February 23, 2023 By Dachen Isaac Breakaway leader of the IPOB-AutoPilot, Simon Ekpa, has been allegedly arrested by the Interpol at the Finland International Airport a few days after the Nigerian government laid a complaint to its Finnish counterpart on the destructive tendencies of the dissident.Ekpa, a self-proclaimed former disciple of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, was reportedly arrested on Thursday morning as he was about to board a flight to Israel.Ekpa, has been in the news for all the wrong reasons including declaring sit-at-home orders and inciting his followers to violence and disobedience to constituted authorities in the South-East.Read also:‘Those calling for sit-at-home on election days are criminal impostors’, IPOB insistsThe leader of the Autopilot faction of IPOB had also reportedly told his followers not to participate in the forthcoming general elections, urging them to deal decisively with anyone in the region who participates the exercise.Early this year, he had released a video declaring a one-week sit-at-home and threatening anyone who disobeyed the order with instant death.This and many more of his atrocities led the Federal Government to call the Finnish government’s attention to his activities.The Igbo community in Finland had also disowned the fugitive and called on the government of the European country to effect his arrest and bring him to book,while thousand of Nigerians also signed a petition for his arrest.Join the conversationOpinionsSupport Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalismBalanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.DONATE NOWRELATED TOPICS:#FEATUREDIPOBUP NEXT2023 elections: Security agencies vow to deal with election riggersDON'T MISSGunmen kill, burn Enugu LP Senatorial candidate, Oyibo Chukwu, five othersYOU MAY LIKETop 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Friday 24th February 2023SocialMediaTrends: ‘Nab his enablers too’ – reaction trails reported arrest of Simon EkpaNigerian Army kills 18 suspected IPOB/ESN gunmen‘Those calling for sit-at-home on election days are criminal impostors’, IPOB insistsIgbos in Finland disown Simon Ekpa, lament Finnish govt’s stanceIPOB accuses S’Court of conniving with Nigerian govt to detain Kanu perpetuallyCLICK TO COMMENT
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