Popular Nigerian separatist agitator Simon Ekpa has been reportedly arrested by Finnish authorities.
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According to a Finland news outlet HS, the police escorted the separatist out of his apartment in Lahti on Thursday.
Criminal Investigator, Tommi Reen from the Central Criminal Police told the HS news outlet that the Keskusrikospoliisi (KRP), the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Finland had a police operation in a private apartment in the centre of Lahti.
The platform claimed that they had gone to Ekpa’s residence for an interview but the Finland police, KRP, surprisingly answered when the HS team rang the separatist bell.
The Nigerian government had asked Finland to intervene in the operation of a separatist in Lahti. On Thursday morning, KRP prevented HS from entering Ekpa’s apartment and said the interview would move to “the future”.
We had agreed on an interview at Ekpa’s apartment near the Lahti market. Still at 10.06, Ekpa had released a tweet for nearly 70,000 followers.
“We Biafra’s people are fighting until the end this time,” the last post read.
Ekpa drives Biafra’s independence in Southeastern Nigeria without losing. He encourages people in social media to boycott the Saturday presidential election.
On Thursday, ECPA does not say that he would not participate in the elimination of government people. He even leads and acquires weapons. ”
ECPA claims that he has become a substitute for the Director of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) separatist movement, Nnamdi Kanu, after he was arrested. He also claims to determine the IPOB armed wing Eastern Security Network (ESN).
But the skein is complicated. Part of those who claim to be IPOB or ESN members are blaming the first lying and abuse of the name of the cane.
The intention is to demand the forefront to explain what his separatism and the opposition to the election are all about.
We are late. Ekpa’s neighbor will soon open the door to the stairwell. The journey breaks down.
The police are waiting for the police from the Central Criminal Police.
“The interview goes to the future,” he says.
When asked if the interrogation is long or the fact that the person we are looking for after them is not possible to meet, the police respond that “both and”.
“Krp is doing his job here,” he says.
The photographer who was on the site of HS later testified when civilian cops led Simon Ekpa out of the apartment.
Criminal Inspector Tommi Ree of the Central Criminal Police confirms to HS on the phone that KRP had a police operation in a private residence in the center of Lahti on Thursday during the ongoing pre -trial investigation. Police caught one man from the apartment. KRP suspects the man arrested for the crime, but does not comment at this stage of the crime title.
Reen did not confirm the man’s identity, but only talked about the operation in the apartment in the center of Lahti at a general level. He did not comment any further.
Nigeria has asked Finland to intervene in Ekpa’s activities. Last week, the Nigerian Foreign Minister invited the Finnish Ambassador to Leena Pylvinäinen’s meeting due to the subject.
Jussi Nummelin, Western and Central African team leader of the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, told HS a week ago that Finland is concerned about the safety of Finland, and condemns violence and incitement, and “actions aimed at preventing people from exercising their democratic rights.”
However, Nummelin emphasized that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not the actual party in the case, but that the police are powered by the case of suspected criminal offenses.
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