Finnish court to hear Simon Ekpa’s appeal in three weeks
Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed disciple of the Indigenous People of Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has appealed his six-year jail term for terrorism offences in Finland, according to a BBC Pidgin report. The report said the Finnish Court of Appeal is expected to hear Ekpa’s appeal within the next three weeks. Diaspora Tales learnt that the Read More:…
Finnish authorities are set to hear Simon Ekpa's appeal against his six-year jail sentence for terrorism offences in the coming three weeks, according to a BBC Pidgin report. The Court of Appeal will review the case, with the prosecutor arguing that the sentence was not harsh enough for the terrorism offenses Ekpa is accused of.
Ekpa, who claims to be a disciple of Indigenous People of Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu, was arrested in November 2024. He was found guilty of inciting terrorism and involvement in a terrorist group by the Päijät-Häme District Court in September 2025. The court noted that Ekpa used his substantial social media following between August 2021 and November 2024 to stir tensions in South-East Nigeria.
The court also found that Ekpa was a significant member of a separatist movement aiming to create a Biafra state, supplying weapons, explosives, and ammunition to extremist groups through his network in the region. He encouraged his followers on social media to commit criminal acts in Nigeria and was convicted of tax fraud and violating the Attorneys Act. In March 2025, the Federal Government designated him as a "terrorism financier" for the banned Indigenous People of Biafra.
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