The President said this on Friday when he received the Letters of Credence from the Finnish Ambassador to Nigeria, Sanna Selin.
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This development, he said, alongside Operation Udoka by the Defence Headquarters, is restoring peace in the region.
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, revealed this development on a Channels Television programme on Tuesday.
The Eagle Online reports that Ekpa, a Finnish-Nigerian separatist agitator and self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile, was arrested in Finland alongside four other individuals for alleged terror-related offenses.
Ekpa was accused of using social media platforms to spread separatist propaganda linked to IPOB, a group advocating for the secession of southeastern Nigeria.
Local reports indicate that Ekpa was remanded in custody by the Päijät-Häme District Court on charges of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent.
In a post on X, which has now been deleted, he claimed the World Bank and International Monetary Fund agreed to loan BRGIE $57.5 billion.
The General said this on a Channels Television’s special broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 25th Democracy Day in Abuja.
The umbrella body of Ijaw youths issued the warning in a statement by its spokesman, Binebai Yerin Princewill.
It issued the order at a press conference jointly held by the Aguleri Town Union leadership and Aguleri Royal cabinet.
Ekpa, who was disowned by the proscribed body last week, stated this position in a tweet on his Twitter handle on Saturday.
The proscribed body spoke in a statement issued by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, on Friday.
Ekpa, who is based in Finland and claimed to be IPOB prime minister, had in a video message ordered all residents of the South East to stay home for two weeks, as a protest to push for the release of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu by the Federal Government.
So says Finland-based factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Simon Ekpa, in a video he released on Sunday.
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate in the 2023 General Elections, has described as fake, a photo of him and the Finland-based pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa.
The resolution of the upper chamber was sequel to a motion sponsored by Senator Osita Izunansso and all fourteen senators from the South East .
The resolution was sequel to a motion sponsored by Senator Osita Izunaso and all 14 Senators from the South East
Erebuoye, who is also the Founder, Rebuild Nigeria Movement (RNM) worldwide, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja while reacting to insecurity development in the South-East caused by activities of members of the group.
Ekpa, a Lawyer who is based in Finland, issued the fresh threat as the initial one-week lockdown ended on Saturday.
The Finland-based follower of the Leader of the IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi-Kanu, said this on Tuesday on his Twitter handle.