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Gavin Blackburn

Finland sentences Nigerian separatist leader to six years in prison

Nigerian separatist leader Simon Ekpa has been sentenced to six years in prison by a Finnish court for terrorism, tax fraud and an ethical violation.

Ekpa, who lives in Finland, heads the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) group, which has been allegedly responsible for killings and abductions of hundreds of people in Nigeria's south-eastern region.

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