The terrorism of a former municipal politician begins in Lahti
Trials|The former Lahti municipal politician is suspected to have fired terrorist acts from Finland in Nigeria.
Päijät-Häme On Friday, the district court will begin a terrorist crime trial. For the Lahti municipal politics For Simon Ekpa On Friday, the charges of terrorist offenses in the Päijät-Häme District Court.
The target country of the suspected terrorist activity was Nigeria. Simon Ekpa is a Nigerian background.
According to the prosecutor, the prosecution is related to a man’s activities aimed at forming the so -called Biafra area of the Nigerian state into an independent state.
EKPA’s activities have been suspected to have led to violence against civilians and authorities and other crimes in the Southeast Nigerian region. According to authorities, ECPA has worked from Finland through, for example, social media.
EkPa has been an influential player in the Biafra Indigenous Separatist dealership (IPOB). He has said that he is fighting for the independence of the Biafra area in Southeastern Nigeria from his Lahti home.
Published by Suomen Kuvalehti in March 2024 thing IPOB was abolished and then a so -called Biafra refugee government was born. According to the newspaper, EKPA is a key influencer in the Biafra refugee government.
Crime Suspected to have occurred between 2021 and 2024 in Lahti.
Ekpa is charged with a public invitation for a crime and participation in the terrorist group for terrorist purposes. In addition to them, he is required to be punished for violating the provisions of the law on gross tax fraud and lawyers.
Ekpa has previously been known as a local politician in the Coalition Party in Lahti.
The main proceedings of the trial will continue until the end of June.
