Simon Ekpa, the self-declared Prime Minister of the Biafra Government in Exile, or BRGIE, was taken into arrest by Finnish officials last Thursday. His identity and values have come under scrutiny as a result of this.
Ekpa, who was born in Ohaukwu, Ebonyi State, on March 21, 1985, has become one of the most divisive and contentious leaders in the ongoing Biafra agitation movement. He has played a significant role in the Biafra agitation movement, which promotes the Igbo people of southeast Nigeria's independence. The extensive violence, insecurity, and economic instability that have afflicted the area for the past four years have been connected to Ekpa's actions.
He was temporarily detained by Finnish officials in 2023 but was soon freed, and since then, attempts to extradite him have stagnated. According to reports at the time, the Finnish government released Ekpa on the grounds that he was protected by law as a citizen and that there was no hard proof that he was responsible for the violence in Nigeria. Many stakeholders, including the Nigerian government, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and other Igbo leaders, have strongly denounced the Autopilot leader's conduct, seeing him as a dangerous fanatic whose acts have caused chaos in an already insecure area.
In 2023, Kanu had to write a letter from detention ordering Ekpa to cease issuing sit-at-home orders in the South-East after unidentified gunmen killed people there and Ekpa made inciting remarks. In a handwritten letter to Mr. Ekpa, Kanu requested that the agitator acknowledge receipt of the instruction from him in a public statement. Copies of the handwritten letter from the IPOB leader were shared on Mr. Kanu's verified Twitter account by his special attorney, Aloy Ejimakor.
The letter read: “Simon (Ekpa), this is a direct order from me. I hereby instruct you to desist from calling for any sit-at-home henceforth.
“Equally refrain from antagonising governors or persons in political positions because you are not in a position to know what they are doing on my behalf.
“I am ordering you to make a public announcement to the effect that you are in receipt of a direct order from me to cancel any pending or future sit-at-home order at the moment.
“I embarked on this movement to liberate our people, not to enslave them. I despise and will despise any person or entity that wishes to inflict unnecessary hardship on our people.
“I have authorised Aloy (Ejimakor) to issue a press statement if you fail to make this announcement on your platform.”
However, a stubborn Ekpa rejected the letter, calling it the product of the "Islamic SSS." I urge all Biafrans to ignore the phony letter from the SSS in my capacity as prime minister of Biafra, which is led by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Ekpa stated, "We are unable to accept any orders from the Islamic SSS, and that is final."
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