Finland authorities have confirmed the arrest of Simon Ekpa.

According to reports, the Päijät-Häme District Court has taken the suspect into custody based on reasonable grounds for inciting actions with the intent to commit terrorist crimes.

The reported incident took place in Lahti on August 23, 2021.

The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is also pursuing the arrest of four more individuals in connection with charges related to terrorism.

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The police said, “The detention demands are related to a preliminary investigation in which a Finnish citizen of Nigerian descent, born in the 1980s, is suspected of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent.

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