The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has “hailed the conviction” of separatist agitator Simon Ekpa by a Finnish court.
In a statement, Fagbemi said Ekpa’s six-year prison sentence “is a confirmation of his complicity in violent crimes” in Nigeria’s South East region.
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According to the minister, the judgment “validated Nigeria’s long-standing position” that Ekpa “played a direct role in fueling insecurity” in the region.
Fagbemi said, “We receive the good news of the conviction of Simon Ekpa by the Finnish court. His sentencing for terrorism and other related offences is a confirmation that he influenced and committed heinous crimes against the Nigerian people, especially in the South East.”
The AGF also commended the Finnish authorities, seeing the decision as a “step forward in international collaboration against transnational crimes.”
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