The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has expressed happiness with the arrest and detention of the factional leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, by the Finnish authority.

The director of defence information, Tukur Gusau, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.

“CDS is happy with his arrest in Finland, with the hope this will be a step towards his extradition to Nigeria so that he will face justice,” he said.

Also, the director of defence media operations, Edward Buba, said the CDS had always called for the arrest of Mr Ekpa following his deep involvement in fueling terrorism in South-East Nigeria.

“We are delighted about his arrest and glad that the international community is partnering with Nigeria in our fight against terrorism,” he added.

The military, on March, declared 97 persons wanted for terrorism, violent extremism and secessionist threats against the country.

Among those declared wanted was Mr Ekpa, who is based in Finland but is believed to be behind the insecurity in the South-East region.

The news of Mr Ekpa’s arrest in Finland broke on Thursday, quoting Finnish local newspapers.

(NAN)