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:…
A Finnish court is set to hear Simon Ekpa's appeal against his six-year prison sentence for terrorism offenses, according to a BBC Pidgin report. The Court of Appeal will consider the appeal within the next three weeks. Prosecutors contend that the six-year sentence is insufficient for the crimes Ekpa is accused of. Ekpa was apprehended by Finnish authorities in November 2024 and charged with inciting terrorism and being part of a terrorist group.
He was found guilty and sentenced to six years in prison in September 2025. The Päijät-Häme District Court determined that Ekpa had used his substantial online presence to incite discord in the South-East of Nigeria from August 2021 to November 2024. The court also concluded that he was a key figure in a separatist movement aiming to create a Biafra state, provided weapons and explosives to groups, and encouraged his followers on X to engage in criminal activities in Nigeria. Ekpa was labeled a "terrorism financier" by the Nigerian government in March 2025.
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