Finnish authorities have said that pro-Biafran agitator Simon Ekpa, who was arrested for alleged terrorism-related activities, will potentially face charges in May 2025.
PUNCH reports that a senior detective superintendent at Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation Mikko Laaksonen confirmed via email on Tuesday that Päijät-Häme District Court set May 2025 as the deadline for prosecutors to present possible charges against Mr Ekpa.
Ekpa, self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government-in-Exile, and four others were arrested on suspicion of terror-related activities, including incitement to violence and terrorism financing.
According to local publication Yle, Ekpa was remanded in custody by the district court on charges of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent.
In an email to the newspaper, Laaksonen said: “The date for bringing up possible charges by the prosecution was set by the district court to May 2025.”
He noted that Ekpa and the Finnish authorities may request a re-evaluation after two weeks.
“In a basic situation regarding the remand, the next possible hearing can be held no earlier than two weeks from the previous hearing, should the parties in question seek for the matter to be re-evaluated by the district court,” Laaksonen explained.
He added that no further details could be disclosed.
