Finland authorities have allegedly arrested a popular pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, who ordered for sit-at-home in the South-East of Nigeria during the upcoming elections. With barely 48 hours to the Nigerian presidential and national assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, February 25, Ekpa was arrested in his residence in Lahti, Finland, according to the Finnish news outlet Helsingin Sanomat (HS). HS claimed they went to Ekpa’s apartment to conduct an interview with the Biafra separatist but met plain clothes operatives from the Finnish police, Keskusrikospolissi (KRP) in Ekpa’s apartment, who told the news outlet that the interview would be moved “to the future”.

Ahead of the upcoming elections scheduled to commence on Saturday, February 25, 2023, the Nigerian Army (NA) has published a list of contact numbers for members of the public to report any election-related security issue. This was revealed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu.

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor has stated that the Armed Forces and other security agencies were ready to provide a safe and secure environment to ensure that the 2023 general elections are free, fair, transparent, and credible. The CDS made this known to journalists on Monday in Abuja shortly after a meeting with the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), the Director-General (DG) of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI).

It was gathered that unknown gunmen has attacked Awade Police Station in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State in the early hours of 20th February 2023, it was said that the attackers invaded the station and were involved in a gun battle with the officers on duty, where three of the hoodlums lost their lives in the process. A source revealed that gunmen started shooting sporadically as they approached the police station, adding that the gunshots lasted for several hours, adding that two AK-47s and vehicles used for the operation were recovered from the hoodlums.

Amidst the ongoing nationwide protests and attacks on banks as a result of naira scarcity, the Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) has supposedly directed that all bank workers should stay away from work. The Association made this known in a letter, where it stated that if the attacks on banks and their staff were not immediately addressed by the government and relevant security agencies, bank staff may be directed to stay at home.

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba has transferred over 3,980 arms, 2,358 assorted ammunition, and 1,057 assorted cartridges to the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) under the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). The handing-over ceremony took place on Thursday at the Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja.