Tinubu commends Finland for Simon Ekpa’s arrest, detention

President Bola Tinubu on Friday commended the intervention of the Finish government with the arrest and detention of Simon Ekpa, a controversial pro-Biafra agitator.

Mr Tinubu spoke when he received the Letters of Credence from the Finnish Ambassador to Nigeria, Sanna Selin, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The president said the Nigerian government would not tolerate actions and statements that could lead to divisiveness among citizens.

He also commended the Finnish authorities for their timely intervention, safeguarding the nation’s integrity and mitigating an action that threatened peaceful coexistence.

“I must thank you for your record on safeguarding human rights in our country with the trial of Simon Ekpa. Nigeria is indivisible.

“We have been through turbulent times, and we don’t want to promote terrorism,” Mr Tinubu told the Finnish ambassador.

“I am a child born into activism, but not divisiveness. We need cohesion and cooperation to bring about…

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