No more sit-at-home - Excitement as Simon Ekpa arrested in Finland after threatening to frustrate polls

Former Biafran rebel, Simon Ekpa, has on Thursday, February 23, been arrested by Finnish officials few days after making threats to thwart the forthcoming elections.

He was reportedly taken into custody by unmarked police officers just before he was scheduled to speak with a filmmaker at his house in Lahti, southern Finland.

Ekpa has at the time of his arrest, escalated his efforts to frustrate the Nigerian presidential elections set for Saturday, February 25.

He rose to prominence as the movement's de facto leader after IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu was kidnapped by Nigerian authorities in 2021.

He declared a 'sit-at-home' order for residents in Nigeria's South-East warning them to avoid voting or face deadly repercussions.

The news of Ekpa's arrest received a lot of attention on social media as people rejoiced that voters in the South-East can head to the polls without being intimidated or fearful.

Read some comments below:

drjeff60: "This news has made my day already"

Collette001: "Thanks to the Finnish govt... finally they decided to do something right."

VictoriaNwuke: "Lines are fallen in good places"

Nwokenimo1: "Congratulations to ndi Anambra and South East.. let them go Finland and protest for his reason ndi ara"

Amstrogn1: "Pls bring him to Nigeria, let him have a taste of his medicine. He will answer for all the killings that have been happening in the south east."

Tess13417772: "You insult the igbos for obeying sit at home, knowing fully well that they obey the order bcos they are scared for their lives and you have a problem with them celebrating the arrest of their oppressor. You are the one with the double standards sir"

GA