The Finnish police said Mr Ekpa “has contributed to violence and crimes against civilians in South-eastern Nigeria.”
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IPOB is a group leading an agitation for an independent state of Biafra which it wants to be carved out from the South-east and some parts of South-south Nigeriathat the Director of Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, and the Director of Defence Information, Tukur Gusau, in their separate statements on Thursday, described the arrest as a “key victory” in the fight against terrorism.
“CDS is happy with his arrest in Finland in the hope this will be a step towards his extradition to Nigeria so that he will face justice,” Mr Gusau, a brigadier general, said.Support journalism driven by facts, created by Nigerians for Nigerians. Our thorough, researched reporting relies on the support of readers like you.
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