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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A popular pro-Biafra separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa, has been released by Police in Finland, hours after he was arrested and grilled on Thursday, according to HS.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, Ekpa was escorted out of his apartment in Lahti by Finnish policemen.<\/p>\n

He was later released after the police allegedly arrested him for a suspected crime.<\/p>\n

The Finnish Central Criminal Police has now confirmed Ekpa\u2019s release on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The police claimed Ekpa\u2019s arrest was in connection with the ongoing preliminary investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe person being questioned today is suspected of a crime. We will return to the title on Friday,\u201d Tommi Reen from the Central Criminal Police told HS during a phone interview.<\/p>\n

Ekpa, a self-acclaimed disciple of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, had repeatedly ordered the people of the South-East to observe a sit-at-home and asked them to boycott the country\u2019s general elections billed for Saturday.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. A popular pro-Biafra separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa, has been released by Police in Finland, hours after he was arrested and grilled on Thursday, according to HS. Earlier in the day, Ekpa was escorted out of his apartment in Lahti by Finnish policemen. 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