Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE), Simon Ekpa, has expressed confidence that his six-year prison sentence by a Finnish court will be overturned.
Nigerian Newssphere recalls that Ekpa was sentenced to six years in prison by a Finnish district court on September 1, 2025, after he was convicted of terrorism-related offences linked to killings in the Southeast region of Nigeria.
However, speaking with some Biafra agitators during proceedings for his appeal hearing on Thursday, Ekpa maintained that he was the wrong person being imprisoned.
He said the Nigerian government was responsible for the violence in the Southeast and expressed confidence that the truth would eventually emerge.
He said, “I’m very confident that the truth is going to come out. They will know that the wrong person has been imprisoned.
“The Nigerian government is responsible for the killing of our people and they should be held responsible for that. I am here because of the life of my people.”
Nigerian Newssphere reports that Biafrans were jubilant upon seeing Ekpa appear in court for his appeal hearing after a long period in a Finnish prison.
