29/06/2025
Nigerian separatist leader, Simon Ekpa's arrest in Finland raises concerns in the US
The arrest of Nigerian separatist leader, Simon Ekpa in Finland has sparked debates, with a former U.S. government official criticizing Finnish authorities for allowing the arrest.
Following Ekpa’s arrest, Michael Rubin, a former U.S. government official attached to the Pentagon and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, criticized Finnish authorities for their handling of the case.
According to Rubin, it was unfair for the Finnish authorities to arrest Ekpa when all he sought was ‘freedom’ for his people. He accused Finland’s judiciary and its foreign ministry of allowing scammers and human rights abusers to weaponize its judiciary as a mechanism for transnational repression and harassment.
“Finland coasts on its reputation of liberalism, human rights, and freedom. When it comes to Africans escaping repression at home, alas, it is a reputation the country no longer deserves.” He said.
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