A prosecuting witness on Friday disclosed that the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra, Simon Ekpa, will soon be extradited from Finland to Nigeria.
The Federal Government’s witness stated that Ekpa will be extradited to stand trial for supporting the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.
The witness, identified only as “AAA”; and a staff member of the Department of State Services, DSS, made the disclosure while being cross-examined by Kanu’s lead counsel, Chief Kanu Agabi, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice James Omotosho.
The witness was part of the team that arrested Kanu on 15 October 2015 at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Lagos.
He stated that Ekpa had already been arrested and was currently undergoing extradition proceedings for his support of IPOB and for “inciting violence.”;
The witness further confirmed that no weapons or instruments of violence were found in Kanu’s possession at the time of his arrest in 2015.
He also noted that the woman found in Kanu’s hotel room was not considered a suspect, having established that she met the defendant via social media.
“The lady was adjudged to be innocent,”; the witness testified.
Following the proceedings, Justice Omotosho adjourned the trial to 6, 7, and 8 May 2025.
The IPOB leader is presently facing trial on charges relating to terrorism.
