Simon Ekpa also assured Finland that despite what Nigeria offers, it stands to gain more from the emergence of Biafra
By Kehinde Okeowo
Finland-based Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa has alleged that the President Bola Tinubu-led government has concluded plans to sever diplomatic ties with the government of Finland after failing to convince the country to extradite him.
He made the claim late on Thursday via a post he shared on his official X handle.
His claim comes a few days after the Finnish government told its Nigerian counterpart that the legal proceedings involving Ekpa would be prosecuted in Finland despite its desire to extradite
the Biafra agitator.
The position of Finland was communicated when its Minister for Foreign Affairs, Elina Valtonen, who spoke after a meeting between Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, and the foreign ministers of Sweden, Finland, Iceland, as well as representatives from Norway and Denmark, said Ekpa’s case was being handled through Finland’s judicial system, which operates strictly by the rule of law.
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Reacting to the development, Ekpa, who is based in Finland, said the Nigeria government has run out of ideas on how to effect his extradition.
He went on to assure the Finlsh government that no matter what Nigeria offers, it would gain more from the emergence of Biafra.
Speaking via his verified social media page, Ekpa tweeted, “The Nigeria state has run out of options and ideas that they have concluded to close the Finnish embassy in Abuja and cut ties with Finland.
“Finland will have a better future with the emerging state of Biafra than whatever the Nigeria state can offer.
“Norway closed their embassy in Nigeria long ago; their Embassy is now in Ghana, they lose nothing but the burden of sorting fake and forged documents relieved.”