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  "id": 14676240,
  "title": "Terrorism: Finnish court reduces Simon Ekpa’s six-year jail term – Report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/terrorism-finnish-court-reduces-simon-ekpas-six-year-jail-term-report",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T11:02:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/917304-terrorism-finnish-court-reduces-simon-ekpas-six-year-jail-term-report.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Court of Appeal in Finland has reduced the prison sentence of Simon Ekpa from six years to four years. This decision follows a ruling by the Päijät-Häme District Court last year, which found Ekpa guilty of terrorism-related charges, including participating in a terrorist organization and publicly inciting crimes for terrorist purposes.\n\nAccording to Yle News Finland, the charges involved activities aimed at re-establishing an independent state in the Biafra region of southeastern Nigeria. The district court stated that Ekpa used his social media following to increase tensions in the region between August 2021 and November 2024. While the Court of Appeal upheld the guilty verdict, it reduced the sentence after considering the circumstances of his actions, noting that the situation in Biafra closely resembles a civil war but does not meet the formal definition.\n\nEkpa, who moved to Finland from Nigeria in 2007, argued in court that the political turmoil in Biafra meant his involvement lacked terrorist intent. Premium Times reported that the original six-year sentence was handed down by the Päijät-Häme District Court after finding him guilty of the terrorism-related charges.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yle News Finland",
        "title": "Finland's appeal court cuts Simon Ekpa's terrorism sentence to four years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/finlands-appeal-court-cuts-simon-ekpas-terrorism-sentence-to-four",
        "published": "2026-10-15T09:25:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Finnish Court of Appeal cuts Simon Ekpa’s jail term from six to four years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/finnish-court-of-appeal-cuts-simon-ekpas-jail-term-from-six-to-four",
        "published": "2026-10-15T12:01:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Finland appeal court cuts Simon Ekpa’s jail term to four years — Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/finland-appeal-court-cuts-simon-ekpas-jail-term-to-four-years-report",
        "published": "2026-10-15T12:32:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}