For instance, Mr Kanu, in July 2023, through his then lawyer Aloy Ejimakor, directed Mr Ekpa to halt an illegal sit-at-home directive which he had been enforcing in the South-east against its initial cancellation by the IPOB leader.

But Mr Ekpa, who leads an IPOB faction called Auto pilot, rejected the directive, insisting the illegal sit-at-home directive would continue unless Mr Kanu personally addressed him in Finland, where he was based.

Meanwhile, like Mr Kanu, Mr Ekpa was sentenced to six years imprisonment in Finland in 2025, for terrorism related offences.

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