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.
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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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