‘Major Victory For Nigerian’ – Tinubu’s Govt Reacts After Court Sentences Simon Ekpa

The Bola Tinubu administration on Monday, September 1, welcomed “the landmark judgment” of the Paijat-Hame District Court in Finland, which sentenced Simon Ekpa, a pro-Biafra agitator, to six years’ imprisonment for terrorism offences.

Per a statement by Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, obtained by Legit.ng, the government said the judgment stands as “a watershed moment, not only for the countless innocent Nigerians whose lives and livelihoods have been brutally disrupted by the reign of terror incited and financed by Ekpa and his collaborators, but also for the strengthening of bilateral relations between Nigeria and Finland.”

The Nigerian government said: “For years, Ekpa’s reckless incitement and orchestration of violence through IPOB terror activities unleashed unspeakable pain: families shattered, businesses destroyed, children orphaned, and entire communities forced to live unde,Hit. Read. . More.  —  To Uncover Full News