The Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa has expressed his happiness towards the arrest of the self-proclaimed prime minister of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Simon Ekpa in Finland.
In a statement, the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukir Gusau said that CDS confirmed his arrest in Finland
He said that “this will be a step towards his extradition to Nigeria so that he will face justice”.
It will be recalled that the Finland district court in Lahti had ordered the remand of Simon Ekpa on probable cause for public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent in Nigeria.
Ekpa was accused of using social media platforms to spread separatist propaganda linked to IPOB, a group advocating for the secession of southeastern Nigeria.
Dominica Nwabufo
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