OM: Nigeria has not asked for the donation of a bay man suspected of a terrorist offense
Criminal suspicions|Nigerian media previously reported a request for delivery. The National Minister of Justice repaired the information on Friday.
Several Nigerian media have reported last and this week that the authorities of the country are working with Finnish authorities to be suspected of a terrorist offense Simon Ekpan to surrender to Nigeria.
Among other things The Nation and The Cable.
However, the Ministry of Justice states to the STT via email that there has been no request for transfer of EKPA.
« We investigated the matter and said that Nigeria has not received any requests for extradition or legal aid in Finland during 2024-2025, » the message states.
Nigerian Minister of Justice Latef fagbemi later corrected information about the request for extradition in his statement, Nigerian Daily Post reported on Friday. According to the minister, the media has been misused and Nigeria has not asked for the release of Ekpa.
According to the minister’s statement, the country cooperates with Finland to ensure that ECPA is held accountable for his actions. Nigeria is waiting for the result of the trial in Finland as it will affect what the country will follow next, the statement says.
Ekpa is a former municipal politician from the Nigerian background, representing the Coalition Party in Lahti. Central Criminal Police told Tuesday that she suspects one person for participating in a terrorist group and a public invitation to a crime for terrorist purposes. The suspicion applies to the forefoot.
Investigation Director of the case, Criminal Commissar Otto Hiltunen told STT that the suspected crimes would take place between 2021 and November 2024. EkPa was imprisoned in November and is still imprisoned.
During the pre -trial investigation, cooperation with the Nigerian authorities was conducted because the consequences of suspected crime activities are suspected of having appeared in Nigeria. Hiltunen said that the suspect is suspected of inciting crimes against life and health and property.
Ekpa has been active in the IPOB seques of the Biafra area in the Biafra area in the Biafra area. Published by Suomen Kuvalehti in March 2024 thing IPOB was abolished, followed by a so -called Biafra refugee government. According to SK, ECPA is the « Prime Minister » of the Biafra refugee government.
Nigeria defined In March, Ekpa became a financier for terrorism and added him to the sanctions list.
Ekpa has also been ignored in the country’s ongoing trial, which is conducted by the founder and leader of the IPOB sequestive movement Nnamdi kanua against. Kanu is accused AP news agency According to terrorism.
