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Simon Ekpa sentenced to 6 years in prison for terrorism
img>A district court in Finland has sentenced Simon Ekpa to six years in prison for terrorism.
Ekpa, an agitator for the actualisation of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was sentenced on Monday, September 1.
In the ruling, the PΓ€ijΓ€t-HΓ€me court found Ekpa guilty of inciting terrorism and participating in the activities of a terrorist group.
Acording to Finnish newspaper Yle, the court said Ekpa had used his βsignificant social media followingβ to stoke tensions in Nigeriaβs south-east region between August 2021 and November 2024.
The district court also noted that Ekpa had supplied certain groups with weapons, explosives, and ammunition βthrough his network of contacts in the region, and he was also found to have encouraged his followers on social media platform X to commit crimes in Nigeriaβ.
Ekpa, a long-term resident of Lahti and one-time local councillor, committed these crimes from the Finnish city, the verdict added, meaning the Finnish court had jurisdiction in the case.
Ekpa had denied all the charges in court.
The Finnish court also convicted Ekpa of aggravated tax fraud and violating the provisions of the Attorneys Act.
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