US EditionFinland Charges Simon Ekpa with Inciting Terrorism
- Finnish prosecutors charged Simon Ekpa, a 40-year-old Lahti municipal politician, with inciting terrorism online on Friday in Lahti.
- The charges followed an investigation into suspected public incitement and participation in terrorist group activities related to separatism in Nigeria's Biafra region.
- Ekpa, a dual Finnish-Nigerian national and National Coalition Party local representative, was detained in November and remains in custody after denying the accusations.
- Authorities allege Ekpa coordinated separatist messaging from Lahti that contributed to violence in southeastern Nigeria between 2021 and 2024, while charges against four others were dropped for lack of evidence.
- The case, scheduled to be heard at the Päijät-Häme District Court, is part of an investigation conducted by Finnish authorities in close cooperation with Nigerian officials, demonstrating Finland’s jurisdiction over terrorism-related acts committed abroad by its nationals.
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Nigerian News. Latest Nigeria News. Your online Nigerian Newspaper.Finland charges Simon Ekpa with inciting terrorism
Finnish prosecutors on Friday said they have charged Simon Ekpa with inciting terrorism online. This is even as the prosecution authority said the prosecutor had decided to drop charges against four others in the case due to a lack of evidence. This was revealed in a statement by Finland’s National Prosecution Authority. According to the statement, NPA had charged “a Finnish individual in a case involving suspected public incitement to commit cr…
Simon Ekpa charged with inciting terrorism as trial begins in Finland - Daily Trust
Finnish prosecutors on Friday said they had charged a man with inciting terrorism online who a media report identified as Nigerian separatist leader Simon Ekpa. Finland’s National Prosecution Authority said in a statement that it had charged “a Finnish individual in a case involving suspected public incitement to commit crimes with terrorist intent and participation in the activities of a terrorist group.” It added that the alleged crimes had be…
Lahti politician Simon Ekpa charged with terrorism offences over Biafra propaganda
A municipal politician in the Finnish city of Lahti has been formally charged with terrorism-related offences linked to separatist activities in Nigeria. Simon Ekpa, 40, faces charges of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent and participation in a terrorist group. Ekpa, originally from Nigeria and now a Finnish citizen, is affiliated with Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s National Coalition Party (NCP). He is listed as a member o…
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