The Finnish government has charged controversial Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, with terrorism offences ahead of his trial.
The deputy prosecutor general in Finland charged Mr Ekpa with public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent and participation in a terrorist group, Yle, a Finnish media outlet, reported.
The media outfit reported that the charges were filed on Friday morning and that the case will be heard in the Päijät-Häme District Court in Lahti.
The prosecutor said the charges are linked to Mr Ekpa’s secessionist activities in Nigeria’s south-east, often referred to as “Biafra land.”
The Biafra agitator is suspected of spreading separatist propaganda from his home in Lahti.
The Finnish police have been investigating the case alongside the Nigerian government.
A hearing date has yet to be set.