An official of the Finnish Embassy in Abuja has confirmed the arrest of Simon Ekpa, the factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The official of the Embassy who craves anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the press confirmed Ekpa’s arrest on Thursday.
“According to information available to us, the image is verified by Helsingin Sanomat, a Finnish newspaper; in it, Ekpa is seen being escorted out of his home in Lahti by plainclothes Finnish police”, the official said.
A Finland news outlet, HS reported that Simon Ekpa was escorted by Police out of his apartment in Lahti.
The platform claimed that they had gone to Ekpa’s residence for an interview but to their surprise, the Finland police, KRP, answered when the HS team rang the separatist bell.
The HS said the KRP prevented their team from entering Ekpa’s apartment saying that the interview would be moved “to the future”.
