FG Told The Easiest Way To Capture Notorious Biafra Agitator, Simom Ekpa
The federal Government has been told the easiest way to capture the controversial Biafran agitator Simon Ekpa.
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the prominent Igbo socio-cultural organization has told the Federal Government to utilize Nigeria’s diplomatic ties with Finland to extradite Ekpa, who has been accused by the military of fomenting unrest in the Southeast.
General Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff, asserted on Tuesday that Ekpa, currently residing in Finland, was undermining the efforts of security personnel in the Southeast. Musa, speaking in the House of Representatives, stated, “Simon Ekpa is sabotaging our efforts in the Southeast,” and highlighted that the agitator was utilizing Finland as a refuge.
In response, the Secretary General of Ohanaeze, Ambassador Okey Emuchay, expressed support for Musa’s proposal in a statement made on Wednesday in an interview with Punch Newspaper. Emuchay emphasized the collective concern about the deteriorating security situation in the Southeast, particularly following the lockdown imposed by the factional leader of the proscribed separatist group Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Regarding the security challenges in the Southeast, Emuchay remarked, “So, the statement yesterday at the hearing of the House of Representatives tells the story as to what we have been saying all along. It is a matter for the Federal Government of Nigeria to handle, as Ohanaeze or the states in the Southeast are subordinate to the Federal Government.”
He further highlighted that the Federal Government maintains diplomatic relations with Finland, and activating this diplomatic channel is what Ohanaeze is urging. Emuchay expressed satisfaction with the Chief of Defence Staff’s public pronouncement on the matter, stating, “Ohanaeze is very pleased that the Chief of Defence Staff made a public pronouncement on the matter of Simon Ekpa, and we are happy with it.”
Ekpa has insisted on the continuation of the lockdown imposed in Southeastern states by the separatist group, following the federal government’s refusal to release the group’s leader Nnamdi Kanu, despite court orders directing his release.
