Finnish Govt Freezes Simon Ekpa’s Assets For Alleged Terrorism
Due to his alleged terrorist activity, Finnish authorities have frozen the assets of controversial pro-Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa.
According to a Finnish publication, Mr. Ekpa’s assets and those of other suspects have been frozen by Keskusrikospoliisi (KRP), the Finnish term for the National Bureau of Investigation.
“The KRP has frozen the assets of Simon Ekpa and other suspects in terrorist crimes, as well as associations and companies associated with them,” the report said.
Didactic Information Hut recalls that Mr Ekpa was arrested with four others on 21 November on suspicion of terrorist activities.
According to the Finnish police, Mr Ekpa “has contributed to violence and crimes against civilians in South-eastern Nigeria.”
Mr Ekpa was later ordered to imprisoned by the District Court of Päijät-Häme “with probable cause on suspicion of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent.”
He is to be charged in May 2025, according to Finnish authorities.
Ekpa is alleged by the police to have committed the crime of collecting money between 23 August 2021 and 18 November 2024 in Lahti, a town in Finland in violation of the Finnish Money Collection Act.
Meanwhile Me Ekpa has denied any involvement in the alleged terrorism crime, according to the report.
He is reported to be currently being held at the Kylmäkoski Prison in the North European country. The Kylmäkoski Prison is known to be one of the world’s toughest prisons where people accused of committing serious crimes are incarcerated.
