Kehinde Fajobi
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has sharply criticised Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile, calling him a “jobless scammer.”
In a post shared by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication and New Media, Lere Olayinka, on the X platform, Wike condemned Ekpa, who was arrested in Finland last week on terror-related charges, for preying on his followers.
Wike claimed that Ekpa’s only means of livelihood was deceiving his supporters to extort money from them.
Wike specifically pointed out Ekpa’s recent claims of establishing a Biafran national football team, which he said had been approved to participate in a FIFA-organised tournament. According to Wike, this was yet another scam.
“If your children ask you today how a jobless Simon Ekpa was able to scam you, what would you tell them?” the post read.
“He even said he founded Biafra National Football Team and that they will be participating in international football tournaments.
“No one could ask him just a simple question, ‘International Football Tournament organised by FIFA or which body?”
Wike also questioned Ekpa’s true identity, asking, “So his real name is Ifeanyi Njoku? How did he come about being known as Simon Ekpa? What exactly was he doing in Finland to earn a living? Collecting donations from Ndi IPOB Stay At Home supporters?”