Police officers from the Central Criminal Police in Finland have arrested Biafran Separatist leader, Simon Ekpa, IgbereTV can authoritatively report.
Ekpa was arrested in the early hours of Thursday at his residence in Lahti Finland.
Simon Ekpa was scheduled to grant an interview to popular Finnish newspaper HS this morning before his arrest.
HS reporter who was at Ekpa’s residence for the interview said he saw when Simon Ekpa was escorted out of the apartment by plainclothed policemen.
CRIMINAL INSPECTOR Tommi Reen from the Central Criminal Police confirms to HS on the phone that “on Thursday afternoon the KRP had a police operation in a private apartment in the center of Lahti in connection with the ongoing preliminary investigation. The police arrested one man from the apartment. KRP suspects the arrested man of a crime, but does not comment on the crime at this stage.”
Reen did not confirm the man’s identity, but only spoke in general about the operation in the apartment in the center of Lahti. He did not comment further on the matter.
NIGERIA has asked Finland to intervene in Ekpa’s activities. Last week, the Nigerian foreign minister invited the Finnish ambassador Leena Pylvänäinen to a meeting because of the topic.
