LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) –Reports reaching voiceofnaija.ng have it that Biafra Separatist leader, Simon Ekpa, has been arrested by the Finnish Central Criminal Police.
Ekpa, a self-styled disciple of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), had been issuing threats to residents of Nigeria’s south east.
The threats have since crippled economic activities in the region, as people are now scared of making a living as a result of the threats.
He insisted that there would be no election in the south east, asking the easterners to boycott the election or be dealt with.
But in a report which surfaced on the social media on Thursday afternoon, it was gathered that the Separatist has now been arrested by the Police in Finland.
“The Finnish Police has reportedly arrested the pro-Biafran separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa, over his threats of no elections in Nigeria.
“Ekpa had threatened that any person in the South-Eastern Part of the Nigeria who tried to participate or vote in the 2023 elections scheduled to hold on Saturday February 25 would be ruthlessly dealt with.
“Ekpa was reportedly picked up from his apartment in the Lahti region of Finland by officers from the Finnish Central Criminal Police on Thursday morning,” a report by Politics Nigeria indicated.
This report will come as a respite to the residents of the southeast region ahead of Saturday’s presidential election, especially in the wake of recent killings.
