The trial of controversial pro-Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa who was arrested by the Finnish authorities alongside four others on November 21, 2024 on suspicion of terrorist activities has been billed for to May 2025.
A Senior Detective Superintendent at Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation, Mikko Laaksonen, was quoted to have made this known, emphasizing that the district court had set May 2025 as the deadline for prosecutors to present possible charges against Ekpa.
The Senior Detective Superintendent explained that the investigation was ongoing, and no further details could be disclosed, and when asked when Ekpa’s case would come up in court, he responded that as a result of ongoing investigation no further details can be provided.
‘Due to the ongoing investigation, no further details can be disclosed. The date for bringing up possible charges by the prosecution was set by the district court to May 2025’, Senior Detective Superintendent said.
Laaksonen added that Ekpa and the Finnish authorities may request a re-evaluation of the deadline after two weeks, as the Finnish police said Ekpa has contributed to violence and crimes against civilians in South-Eastern Nigeria.”
‘In a basic situation regarding the remand, the next possible hearing can be held no earlier than two weeks from the previous hearing, should the parties in question seek for the matter to be re-evaluated by the district court,” he explained.
