{"id":121795,"date":"2025-09-01T16:47:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T15:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=121795"},"modified":"2025-09-01T16:47:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T15:47:58","slug":"fg-celebrates-simon-ekpas-six-year-jail-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/fg-celebrates-simon-ekpas-six-year-jail-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"FG Celebrates Simon Ekpa\u2019s Six-Year Jail Sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1842073240451745979\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1842073240451745979-header\" class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1842073240451745979-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Federal Government has welcomed the six-year prison sentence handed to pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa by a Finnish court, describing it as a major breakthrough in Nigeria\u2019s battle against terrorism.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday, the P\u00e4ij\u00e4t-H\u00e4me District Court in Finland convicted Ekpa of inciting terrorist acts and collaborating with a terrorist organisation. The court found that between August 2021 and November 2024, he used his large social media following to incite violence and destabilise Nigeria\u2019s South-East region.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, hailed the judgment as a decisive moment in the country\u2019s counter-terrorism efforts.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe welcome the news of Simon Ekpa\u2019s conviction by a Finnish court for terrorism-related crimes, and his sentencing to six years in prison,\u201d Idris stated on X.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis is a major victory for the Nigerian people in the collective fight against terror.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Simon Ekpa, a self-styled disciple of detained the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, became notorious for spearheading the violent enforcement of sit-at-home orders in the South-East, which resulted in multiple civilian and security casualties.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After Kanu\u2019s extradition from Kenya in June 2021, Ekpa briefly assumed the role of lead broadcaster at Radio Biafra but was later dismissed by IPOB for refusing to follow its code of conduct. The fallout prompted him to form a splinter faction that intensified the sit-at-home campaign.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finnish authorities arrested Ekpa in November 2024 following Nigeria\u2019s mounting pressure over his role in fuelling unrest from abroad. Investigations revealed that he had been \u201cspreading terrorist propaganda on social media,\u201d leading to his conviction. 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