The Yoruba Council has urged President Tinubu’s administration to extradite Simon Ekpa, detained in FinlandEkpa, linked to IPOB, has been arrested in Finland and is accused of inciting violence, including deadly Monday sit-at-home orders in Nigeria's SoutheastYoruba Council President Oladotun Hassan called for swift action,

The Federal Government on Friday attributed the arrest of Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in-Exile, to sustained diplomatic pressure on Finland by Nigeria.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has provided insight into the recent arrest of Simon Ekpa, a Nigerian-Finnish citizen and a prominent leader of the

The Finnish police said Mr Ekpa “has contributed to violence and crimes against civilians in South-eastern Nigeria.”

Simon Ekpa, self acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been arrested by law enforcement in Finland. The BBC reports that Ekpa was subsequently sent to prison by the district court of Päijät-Häme for “spreading terrorist propaganda on social media”.

IPOB leader Simon Ekpa has been detained in Finland for allegedly using social media to incite terrorism and promote separatist propagandaNigerians are reacting to his arrest, with some calling for his deportation and others questioning the impact of his actionsFinland’s court linked Ekpa to offences dating back to August 2021,