Simon Ekpa’s Arrest Reduces Tension in Southeast – Chief of Defence Staff

• General Christopher Musa, has disclosed that the arrest of Finland-based Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, has reduced tension in the Southeast.
• Musa stated that the sit-at-home on Mondays is gradually diminishing.
• Army chief attributed the relative peace during the Christmas holiday period to the proactive measures of security agents.

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has disclosed that the arrest of Finland-based Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, has greatly reduced tension in the Southeast.

Musa made this known while appearing before the House of Representatives Committee on Defence to defend the 2025 budget on Tuesday.

According to Musa, “With the arrest of Simon Ekpa, it has greatly reduced the tension.

Also with Operation Udoka, we’re also doing that, picking up most of the leadership that are there, taking them out, and then making sure that the place is peaceful. The sit-at-home on Mondays is gradually diminishing.”

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Musa attributed the relative peace during the Christmas holiday period to the proactive measures of security agents.

“We had some intelligence and worked ahead to ensure that everywhere was kept peaceful. That has happened and we intend to do that and continue to do more. What we try to encourage is jointness, and synergy in our operations,” he added.

The Army chief maintained the military’s commitment to non-kinetic measures of addressing the security problem.

CDS Orders Probe into Deaths of Two Okuama Community Leaders in Army Custody

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has ordered a thorough investigation into the deaths of two Okuama community leaders, Pa James Oghoroko and Dennis Okugbaye, while in Army custody.

Oghoroko, the President-General of the Okuama community, and 81-year-old Okugbaye, the community’s treasurer, reportedly died six days apart after being detained by the military.

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