Simon Ekpa’s Conviction Is His Burden, Not Ours – IPOB

Published On the Biafra Post 

September 1, 2025 

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has distanced itself from the recent conviction of Simon Ekpa in Finland, stressing that his activities have no connection with the group.

The group accused the Nigerian government of launching a smear campaign to discredit its detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Comrade Emma Powerful, IPOB described the reported attempt to link Ekpa to its movement as “a brazen fraud against truth and justice.”

The group said, “The world must know that the question of Simon Ekpa’s non-membership in IPOB is already judicially settled in Finland,” the group declared.

According to the group, it had, alongside Simon Ekpa, testified in a Finnish court where it was made clear that he had no ties to the organization.