Igbo elders and leaders have said that the arrest of Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra in Exile in Finland over alleged terrorist activities, was the solution to the insecurity in the South East. They noted that even jailing Ekpa, would not make any difference unless the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, was released. To them, what will reduce insecurity in the South-East is to release Nnamdi Kanu, bring Simon Ekpa back to Nigeria, and prosecute him for all the killings he masterminded in the region.
A businessman in Awka, Mr Kingsley Okanume, expressed happiness with the arrest of Ekpa, adding that he had been the cause of the insecurity in the South East through his unwarranted incitement.
Catholic Bishop of Nnewi Diocese, Rt. Rev. Jonas Benson Okoye, during the burial of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah In Nnewi, urged the government of Finland to sustain its stronghold on Simon Ekpa, describing him as a rascal.
He wondered why Ekpa, whose village in Ebonyi State does not observe the sit-at-home order on Mondays, has been forcing other parts of Igbo land to sit at home.
The bishop further lamented that Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has been under pressure to ensure that lives and property are protected in the state and urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and other senators at the event to make strong representations before the presidency.
He said: “These people say that they want Biafra Republic and I wonder why they kill and kidnap their brothers and sisters in the name of the same Biafra.
“You undertake gorilla warfare, destroy the economy of Igboland. For those in government, I want you all to sustain what is happening in Finland, we like it.
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