The Yoruba Council has urged President Tinubu’s administration to extradite Simon Ekpa, detained in FinlandEkpa, linked to IPOB, has been arrested in Finland and is accused of inciting violence, including deadly Monday sit-at-home orders in Nigeria's SoutheastYoruba Council President Oladotun Hassan called for swift action,

Mensem, who is a Special Road Marshal, made the appeal during the 13th annual conference of Kwapda’as Road Safety Demand (KRSD) Foundation.

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says Simon Ekpa, the controversial Biafra agitator, was never a member of the group.

The recent arrest of Simon Ekpa, a key figure of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in Finland has sent shockwaves through the Nigerian community there.

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has distanced itself from Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra Government in Exile (BRGIE), who was recently arrested in Finland over terror-related activities.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mr Ekpa was arrested in Finland alongside four others on Thursday on suspicion of terrorist activities.

A lawyer has called for Ekpa to be held accountable for his actions, questioning why it took so long for his arrest, Finnish suspects Ekpa of spreading propaganda.

IPOB leader Simon Ekpa has been detained in Finland for allegedly using social media to incite terrorism and promote separatist propagandaNigerians are reacting to his arrest, with some calling for his deportation and others questioning the impact of his actionsFinland’s court linked Ekpa to offences dating back to August 2021,

Police in Finland said Thursday they had detained five suspects in connection with deadly violence in southeastern Nigeria and were seeking a court extension of the detensions. The police did not identify the suspects,