Nigerian military excited over Simon Ekpa’s arrest, looks towards possible extradition

The Nigerian military expressed happiness over the arrest of the pro-Biafra agitator and heads Autopilot, a faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) , Simon Ekpa by the Finnish police, stating that the arrest was a key victory in the fight against terrorism.

Penpushing reports that Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, and the Director of Defence Information, Tukur Gusau, in their separate statements on Thursday said with the arrest it is hope this will be a step towards his extradition to Nigeria so that he will face justice

The Defence Headquarters added that the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, equally lauded the arrest of controversial pro-Biafra agitator by the Finnish Central Criminal Police, stressing that it was an indication that the international community was in synergy with Nigeria in its efforts to fight terrorism.

“CDS (Musa) is happy with his (Ekpa) arrest in Finland in the hope this will be a step towards his extradition to Nigeria so that he will face justice. The CDS (Musa) has always called for the arrest of Simon Ekpa following his deep involvement in fueling terrorism in South-east Nigeria. We are delighted about his arrest and glad that the international community is partnering with Nigeria in our fight against terrorism’.

Penpushing further reports that it is recalled that Ekpa, Nigerian-Finnish citizen was arrested alongside four others on Thursday on suspicion of terrorist activities, while the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra(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 Nigeria

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