Crime suspect, Simon Ekpa has been released by the Finnish Police on Thursday evening.
The self acclaimed Biafra Spokesperson was arrested earlier today by the Finnish KRP, the country’s National Bureau of Investigation, from his home in Lahti.
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HS, a Finnish newspaper that broke the news of his arrest earlier in the day, reported that the Finnish Central Criminal Police confirmed his release.
The Police claimed that it’s operation in Lahti and the subsequent arrest of Ekpa were in connection with an ongoing preliminary investigation.
“The person being questioned today is suspected of a crime. We will return to the title on Friday,” Tommi Reen from the Central Criminal Police told HS during a phone interview.
Punch reported that an official of the Finnish Embassy in Abuja confirmed Simon Ekpa’s arrest.
Simon Ekpa’s Twitter handle posted a picture and pre-recorded video, the first since news of his arrest broke, telling his 71.9K followers that “Simon Ekpa is here to finish what he started.”
It was followed up with a tweet reiterating a sit at home on Friday, that Simon Ekpa earlier announced.
Tomorrow sit at home, there will be no goat in the street
— Simon Ekpa (@simon_ekpa) February 23, 2023
Nnamdi Maduakor is a Writer, Investor and Entrepreneur
