The assets belonging to Simon Ekpa, the self-appointed Biafra Prime Minister have been frozen by Finnish authorities over alleged terrorism.
Law enforcement agents in Finland arrested Ekpa and four other men on November 21.
He was subsequently sent to prison by the district court of Päijät-Häme for “spreading terrorist propaganda on social media”.
Ekpa was said to have committed the crime in 2021 in Lahti municipality.
He is accused of instigating violence and inciting terror in the south-east of Nigeria through his social media pages.
According to Finnish authorities, Ekpa’s offence is not bailable. His trial is expected to commence in May 2025.
According to Yle, a Finnish media platform, Ekpa’s assets, and those of other suspects, have now been frozen.
The Finnish government also froze the assets of companies associated with Ekpa.
The Finnish platform also reported that Ekpa is currently being held at the Kylmäkoski Prison.
The prison was established in January 1993 in the Kylmäkoski municipality.
Ekpa was first arrested in February 2023 by police at his residence in Lahti but was released after hours of questioning.
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