{"id":131014,"date":"2024-09-15T10:39:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T09:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/alleged-threat-im-not-afraid-to-die-charles-awuzie-tells-simon-ekpa"},"modified":"2024-09-15T11:42:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T10:42:01","slug":"alleged-threat-im-not-afraid-to-die-charles-awuzie-tells-simon-ekpa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/alleged-threat-im-not-afraid-to-die-charles-awuzie-tells-simon-ekpa","title":{"rendered":"Alleged threat: I\u2019m not afraid to die \u2013 Charles Awuzie tells Simon Ekpa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A Nigerian cyber security expert based in South Africa, Charles Awuzie has alleged that the Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa has renewed his threats against him.<\/p>\n<p>Awuzie said that the world should hold Ekpa responsible if anything happens to him.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Ekpa started his threat against him during the last presidential election when he stood up against Ekpa\u2019s declaration that there will be no election in the South East.<\/p>\n<p>The cyber security expert made the allegation known in a post on his Facebook page on Saturday, saying he stood up against Ekpa\u2019s declaration, when nobody did for fear of being killed.<\/p>\n<p>Awuzie said that the Biafra agitator was contained and election held in the South East.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing a Facebook post alleged to be from Ekpa in which the agitator had vowed that he wouldn\u2019t forget or forgive him, Awuzie has lost his once private life because Ekpa is now after him.<\/p>\n<p>Part of his post read: \u201cDear Simon Ekpa, I am not afraid to die&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFew hours to my arrival in Lagos, dreaded separatist, Simon Ekpa has renewed his threats against me&#8230;.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow It all started?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the last Presidential Elections, Simon Ekpa declared that there will be no election in the South East region of Nigeria \u2013 a region we both share.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody could stand up against Simon Ekpa\u2019s declaration for fear of being \u2018kpai-d\u2019. I did. I challenged his declaration and told him that elections MUST hold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf anything happens to me, the world now knows who to hold responsible,\u201d he alleged.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A Nigerian cyber security expert based in South Africa, Charles Awuzie has alleged that the Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa has renewed his threats against him. Awuzie said that the world should hold Ekpa responsible if anything happens to him. 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