The leadership for Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said that it cannot take Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa serious.
Damian Okeke-Ogene, the vice president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo said Ekpa has already described himself as a content creator and can’t be taken seriously.
Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, November 30, Okeke-Ogene , the Igbo socio-culinary group views Wkpa as a Nollywood individual.
“Simon Ekpa says he is a content creator, so how can we take him seriously? He should go to Nollywood and deceive people.
“We look at Simon Ekpa as a Nollywood star, as he claims, and it is only in Nollywood that we see content creators,” he said.
Okeke-Ogene’s statement on Ekpa follow a the former’s arrest and detention by the Police in Finland.
Finnish police said Ekpa was arrested and will be charged to court in 2025 for allegedly inciting violence and engaging in acts of terrorism using his social media channels.
The Ohaneze Ndi Igbo has said that the group does not recognise Simon Ekpa as the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The group also confirmed that it only recognizes Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in detention as the IPOB leader.
The Vice President of Ohaneze Ndi Igbo Worldwide, Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene, at a press conference said that it will listen to Kanu and support him to ensure his release.
“This issue of Simon Ekpa is unknown to me and to Ohaneze Ndigbo. What we are concerned about is the release of Nnamdi Kanu, and if he is released, it would help us in Igbo land a great deal.
“In a structure, you must have an arrowhead. There are many setups within the IPOB issue, and many people have started claiming that they are Mr. IPOB. But the IPOB that we know is Nnamdi Kanu.”
The Ohanaeze leader also queried why the group should be concerned about the arrest of Ekpa in Finland.
“You and I know that if his views represent what would bring Biafra, we know that no one would want to be part of that kind of Biafra.
“We should be very cautious and consider the lives of his brothers and sisters, because Nnamdi Kanu has been consistent and he is the leader of IPOB,” Ohanaeze’s vice president said.