Simon Ekpa, An haife shi a ranar 21 ga watan Maris 1985 lauya ne ɗan Najeriya ɗan ƙasar Finland, ɗan gwagwarmayar siyasa kuma tsohon ɗan wasa.[1] Ana zargin Ekpa da tada zaune tsaye a yankin kudu maso gabashin Najeriya.[2][3]

Simon Ekpa
Rayuwa
Haihuwa Ohaukwu, 21 ga Maris, 1985 (39 shekaru)
ƙasa Najeriya
Finland
Mazauni Lahti (en) Fassara
Sana'a
Sana'a political activist (en) Fassara
Mamba Biafra Republic Government in Exile (en) Fassara
Imani
Jam'iyar siyasa National Coalition Party (en) Fassara

Rayuwa gyara sashe

An haifi Ekpa a ranar 21 ga watan Maris 1985 a ƙaramar hukumar Ohaukwu dake jihar Ebonyi.[2][1] Kafin fafutukarsa, ya ci wa Najeriya lambar azurfa a tseren mita 100 a gasar wasannin guje-guje da tsalle-tsalle ta Afirka ta shekarar 2003 a Kamaru.[1] Ekpa ya zauna a Lahti, Finland tun shekarar 2007. Shi memba ne na Jam'iyyar Coalition Party of Finland, kuma ya kasance ɗan takara a zaɓen 2022 na Finnish.[4]

Dangane da rahoton Yle, yunƙurin Simon Ekpa ya fara tattara hankalin jama'a a cikin Fabrairun 2023. Finland, tare da kira don bincika ayyukansa da kuma tantance wa idan zargin da ake yi masa na tunzura ya cika ma'anar doka don tunzura ƙabilu. Ɓangaren Kokoomus na yankin Lahti ya bayyana cewa sun fara gudanar da bincike na cikin gida na waɗannan iƙirari. Orji Anya Odim, wakilin ƙungiyar Igbo Union Finland, ya bayyana haka a cikin wannan hirar, “Ya kamata ya daina tada zaune tsaye. Ekpa ba ya wakiltar al’ummar Igbo na Finland.” [5] Gwamnatin Najeriya ta kuma buƙaci Finland ta dakatar da ayyukan Ekpa.[6] Da yawa suna rayuwa cikin tsoro a Najeriya ta Ekpa. Yle ya yi tattaki zuwa Enugu domin ganawa da mutanen yankin. Lokacin da Ekpa ya ba da umarnin "zauna a gida" wanda ya shafi zaɓen Najeriya mai zuwa, da yawa daga cikin Enugu suna bin wannan. Wasu, duk da haka, sun ce za su tafi duk da zama a cikin umarnin gida.[7] A ƙarshen watan Fabrairun 2023 Yle ya ba da rahoton cewa ana zargin Ekpa da tara kuɗi ba bisa ƙa'ida ba, ta Keskusrikospoliisi.[8]

Sana'a gyara sashe

Ekpa lauya ne ɗan Najeriya ɗan ƙasar Finland. Ya yi fice ne a lokacin da aka naɗa shi jagoran yaɗa labarai na gidan Rediyon Biafra, wanda ke da alaƙa da ƙungiyar ƴan awaren Biafra (IPOB) bayan kama wani ɗan siyasa Nnamdi Kanu.[1][9] Bayan wasu makonni, an kore shi a matsayin jagoran watsa labarai[10] saboda saɓa dokokin ƙungiyar.[11]

Ilimi gyara sashe

Bayan kammala karatunsa na sakandare, ya shiga Jami'ar Aberystwyth don yin digiri na biyu a fannin shari'a. Ya kuma tafi Canyon College  don ƙarin karatu. [12]

Kyaututtuka gyara sashe

A ranar 25 ga Mayu 2023 a Bikin Ranar Afirka a Helsinki, Finland, Ƙungiyar Zaman Lafiya ta Duniya ta ba Ekpa Jakadan zaman lafiya. [13]

Suka gyara sashe

A cewar wani rahoto daga Yle, yunƙurin Ekpa ya fara tattara hankalin jama'a a watan Fabrairun 2023. Bangaren Kokoomus na yankin Lahti ya bayyana cewa sun fara gudanar da bincike na cikin gida na wadannan ikirari. Orji Anya Odim, wakilin kungiyar Igbo Union Finland, ya bayyana haka a cikin wata hira da ya yi da cewa, "Ya kamata ya daina tada fitina, Ekpa ba ya wakiltar kabilar Igbo na kasar Finland". [14]

Gwamnatin Najeriya ta kuma bukaci Finland ta dakatar da ayyukan Ekpa. Tattaunawar da Yle ya yi da mazauna Enugu ya nuna fargabar fargabar Ekpa da kuma bin umarninsa na “zauna a gida” da ya shafi zaben Najeriya na 2023 . A ƙarshen Fabrairu 2023 Yle ya ba da rahoton cewa ana zargin Ekpa da tara kuɗi ba bisa ka'ida ba daga Ofishin Bincike na Ƙasar Finnish. [15]

Ayyukan alumma gyara sashe

An nada Ekpa a matsayin jagoran yada labarai na gidan rediyon Biafra, mai alaka da kungiyar masu fafutukar neman kafa kasar Biafra (IPOB) bayan kama wani dan siyasa Nnamdi Kanu. Duk da haka, Ekpa ba a ba shi damar watsa shirye-shirye a rediyo ba saboda karya dokokin kungiyar. [16].

Yle ya bayyana a watan Fabrairun 2023 cewa "Kididdigar adadin 'yan bindigar da ke yi masa biyayya ya bambanta sosai, daga daruruwan zuwa dubbai, kuma ba a tabbatar da ainihin matsayinsa a kungiyoyin 'yan aware ba." Tun daga 2023, an kira shi Firayim Minista na Gwamnatin Biafra a gudun hijira (BRGIE). Jaridar Daily Post ta yi ta ambato shi a rubuce-rubuce daban-daban a matsayin "Firayim Minista" da "Firayim Minista mai cin gashin kansa". Ekpa ya bayyana a cikin 2023 cewa "Gwamnatin Biafra a cikin gudun hijira tana da rajista, an amince da ita kuma tana doka. Wakilin Najeriya, ku lura!". [17]

A cikin Disamba 2022, Ekpa ya ba da umarnin zama na kwanaki biyar a gidan kamfen na rashin biyayya [18] a kudu maso gabas da sassan kudancin Najeriya daga 9 zuwa 14 Disamba 2022. A ranar 14 ga Yuni 2023, Ekpa ya ba da sanarwar zama na tsawon mako guda a yaƙin neman zaɓe na gida daga 3 zuwa 10 ga Yuli 2023, wanda a cewar The Whistler ya sami yarda da kashi 70%. [19]

Manazarta gyara sashe

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  2. 2.0 2.1 https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/04/violence-in-south-east-whos-simon-ekpa/
  3. https://www.legit.ng/nigeria/1508923-outrage-simon-ekpas-sit-home-order-turns-southeast-battle-field/
  4. https://yle.fi/a/74-20018145
  5. Original quote "Hänen tulisi lopettaa vihan lietsominen ja provosointi.
  6. https://yle.fi/a/74-20018561
  7. https://yle.fi/a/74-20018619
  8. https://yle.fi/a/74-20019590
  9. https://www.bbc.com/igbo/articles/cxej6l37160o
  10. https://guardian.ng/news/ipob-sacks-simon-ekpa-as-radio-biafra-broadcaster/
  11. https://saharareporters.com/2022/05/26/exclusive-ipob-accuses-nnamdi-kanu%E2%80%99s-self-proclaimed-disciple-simon-ekpa-working-nigerian
  12. Mongina, Night (2023-07-05). "Simon Ekpa's biography: age, wife, net worth, state of origin"
  13. "Hämeen kokoomus selvittää separatistijohtaja Simon Ekpan toimintaa Nigeriassa – Suomessa asuvat maanmiehet irtisanoutuvat väkivallasta". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  14. Original quote "Hänen tulisi lopettaa vihan lietsominen ja provosointi. Ekpa ei edusta Suomen igboja", https://yle.fi/a/74-20018561
  15. "Yle Nigeriassa: Miljoonat pysyvät kotona joka maanantai, kun Simon Ekpa Lahdesta käskee – pelko on seudulla kouriintuntuvaa". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  16. https://www.bbc.com/igbo/articles/cxej6l37160o
  17. Empty citation (help)
  18. Njoku, Lawrence (22 July 2021). "IPOB sacks Simon Ekpa as Radio Biafra broadcaster". The Guardian. Enugu. Retrieved 22 January 2023
  19. https://saharareporters.com/2023/04/13/nnamdi-kanus-disciple-ekpa-writes-un-announces-himself-prime-minister-biafra-government#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20letter%20to,Hon%20Lady%20Azuka%20Charlesnwankwo%3B%20Defense