The Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland has sentenced the controversial Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, to six years in prison after finding him guilty of terrorism-related charges.
The court, on Monday, ruled that Mr Ekpa had participated in a terrorist organisation and had publicly incited crimes for terrorist purposes, Yle, a Finnish newspaper, reported.
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