{"id":162847,"date":"2025-05-17T09:22:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T08:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/biafra-dss-confirms-terrorism-charges-against-simon-ekpa"},"modified":"2025-05-17T09:22:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T08:22:36","slug":"biafra-dss-confirms-terrorism-charges-against-simon-ekpa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/biafra-dss-confirms-terrorism-charges-against-simon-ekpa","title":{"rendered":"Biafra: DSS confirms terrorism charges against Simon Ekpa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Department of State Services, DSS, has confirmed that Biafran separatist leader, Simon Ekpa, is facing terrorism-related charges in Finland.<\/p>\n<p>Ekpa was officially charged on Friday, after being detained for almost six months.<\/p>\n<p>He was initially arrested in November 2024 by Finnish security agencies over allegations of terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>But Finnish prosecutors are now accusing him of \u201cinciting terrorism and participating in the activities of a terrorist group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Finland\u2019s National Prosecution Authority, the charges has to do with \u201cpublic incitement to commit crimes with terrorist intent and participation in the activities of a terrorist group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The alleged crimes were committed between 2021 and 2024 in the city of Lahti and they are reportedly linked to Ekpa\u2019s bid to establish Nigeria\u2019s Biafra region as an independent state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe charges were filed on Friday morning as scheduled,\u201d the DSS said according to Vanguard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe case will be heard in Pa\u0308ija\u0308t-Ha\u0308me District Court in Lahti. A hearing date has not yet been set.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The DSS further disclosed that Ekpa is accused of \u201cspreading separatist propaganda from his home in Lahti.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Department of State Services, DSS, has confirmed that Biafran separatist leader, Simon Ekpa, is facing terrorism-related charges in Finland. Ekpa was officially charged on Friday, after being detained for almost six months. He was initially arrested in November 2024 by Finnish security agencies over allegations of terrorism. 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