{"id":3735,"date":"2024-12-15T07:23:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T07:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=3735"},"modified":"2024-12-15T07:26:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T07:26:42","slug":"terrorism-finland-freezes-simon-ekpas-assets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=3735","title":{"rendered":"Terrorism: Finland freezes Simon Ekpa\u2019s assets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The authorities in Finland have frozen the assets of Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Biafran agitator facing allegations of terrorism-related activities.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Yle, a local newspaper, the Finnish government also froze the assets of companies associated with Ekpa and four of his accomplices, who are also in remand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report said Ekpa is being held in the Kylm\u00e4koski vankila, (Kylm\u00e4koski prison), which is reputed to be one of the world\u2019s toughest prisons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prison was established in January 1993 in the Kylm\u00e4koski municipality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On November 21, Ekpa was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailytrust.com\/breaking-simon-ekpa-sent-to-prison-in-finland\/\">sent<\/a>&nbsp;to prison for spreading terrorist propaganda on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A district court of P\u00e4ij\u00e4t-H\u00e4me remanded him after the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested him alongside four other men over alleged terrorist offences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The self-declared Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile was&nbsp;said to have committed the crime in 2021 in Lahti municipality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is accused of instigating violence and inciting terror in the south-east of Nigeria through his social media pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There have been calls for the arrest of the separatist following his alleged involvement in the Sit-At-Home that has relatively crippled economic activities in the South East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The authorities in Finland had stated that Ekpa\u2019s offence is not bailable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His trial is expected to commence in May 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The authorities in Finland have frozen the assets of Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Biafran agitator facing allegations of terrorism-related activities. 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