The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Chris Musa, has expressed optimism that the arrest of Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile, marks progress towards his extradition to Nigeria.
This was revealed in a statement issued by Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, the Director of Defence Information.
According to the statement, the CDS commended the Finnish authorities for apprehending Ekpa.
“CDS is happy with his (Ekpa) arrest in Finland, with the hope this will be a step towards his extradition to Nigeria so that he will face justice,” the statement said.
Parallel Facts reports that the district court in Lahti, Finland, 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 leveraging social media platforms to disseminate separatist propaganda associated with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a group campaigning for the secession of southeastern Nigeria.
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