His Conviction Is His Burden — IPOB Distances Itself From Simon Ekpa After Terr%rism Jail Term

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reiterated that it has no ties to Simon Ekpa, following his conviction for terr%rism-related offences in Finland.

On Monday, the Päijät-Häme District Court sentenced Ekpa to six years in prison after finding him guilty of inciting terr%rism and participating in the activities of a terr%rist group. The court held that between August 2021 and November 2024, he exploited his large social media following to fuel unrest in Nigeria’s South-East.

In a statement, IPOB spokesperson, Emmanuel Powerful, noted that Ekpa had already disowned IPOB in court, describing himself as a “content creator.” He stressed that Ekpa never held any role in IPOB or its armed wing, ESN, but instead formed his own “contraptions” — the Biafra Government in Exile, Biafra Liberation Army (BLA), and Biafra Defence Force (BDF) all of which IPOB has rejected.

“Simon Ekpa’s conviction is his burden and his alone. IPOB will never carry it,” the statement read, adding that any attempt to link IPOB to his downfall was “deliberate misinformation.”

Powerful also cautioned against using Ekpa’s sentencing to influence proceedings on the no-case submission filed by IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

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