Former Radio Biafra anchorman, Simon Ekpa has been reportedly arrested in Finland.

According to DailyPost, Ekpa was taken into custody on Thursday 48 hours before the start of the general elections in Nigeria.

Criminal Investigator, Tommi Reen from the Central Criminal Police told the HS news outlet that the Keskusrikospoliisi (KRP), the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Finland had a police operation in a private apartment in the centre of Lahti.

Reen said the operation was connected to an ongoing preliminary investigation.

Nigeria had asked Finland to intervene in Ekpa’s activities and last week, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Godfrey Onyeama invited the Finnish ambassador, Leena Pylvänäinen to a meeting.

Dailypost reports that the Finland-based legal practitioner and a former athlete is known for his subversive comments against the country and its leadership.

He had reportedly, in recent years, spoken against the unity of the country, insisting the Republic of Biafra must be achieved.