The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, revealed that Simon Ekpa, a pro-Biafran agitator arrested in Finland in November 2024 for terrorism-related charges, remains under prosecution by Finnish authorities.
Speaking as a guest on Channels Television on Thursday, August 21, 2025, Musa noted that the Southeast geopolitical zone has experienced relative calm since Ekpa’s arrest.
He added that Nigerian troops are actively conducting operations to apprehend Ekpa’s lieutenants across Imo, Enugu, Anambra, Ebonyi, and Abia states in the Southeast.
“He (Ekpa) is still undergoing prosecution in Finland. So, we are hopeful. When we talked about him, people thought we were making noise, but since he has been arrested, the Southeast is getting better.
We are going to go after the likes of him, wherever they are, and whatever it takes until we bring them down.
That’s why the Ansaru (leaders’ arrest) is a good win for all of us. There are other ones we don’t talk about, we will also look at them and pull them out.”he said
The defence chief described the arrest of Ansaru terrorist commanders as significant, adding that thorough planning by the Nigerian Air Force, the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Navy went into the operation.
General Musa said synergy among the various military formations was responsible for the recent arrest of Ansaru terrorist leaders.
“What has changed is that we have synergy with all the organisations… and that is why we have seen all the successes.”he said
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