According to BBC Pidgin, the prosecutor argued that the six-year sentence handed down by the district court was insufficient considering the nature of the terrorism-related offences.
The Finnish Court of Appeal is expected to hear the appeals within the next three weeks.
Ekpa was arrested by Finnish authorities in November 2024 and subsequently charged with inciting terrorism and participating in the activities of a terrorist group.
In September 2025, the Päijät-Häme District Court sentenced him to six years in prison after finding him guilty of the offences.
The court found that Ekpa used his significant social media following to fuel tensions in Nigeria’s South-East between August 2021 and November 2024.
It also ruled that he was an influential member of a militant separatist movement seeking to establish an independent Biafra state in Nigeria.
According to the court, Ekpa supplied certain groups with weapons, explosives and ammunition through his network of contacts in the region and encouraged his followers on X to commit crimes in Nigeria.
In addition to the terrorism-related convictions, Ekpa was also convicted of aggravated tax fraud and violating provisions of Finland’s Attorneys Act.
Ekpa has described himself as a disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
In March 2025, the Nigerian government designated Ekpa as a “terrorism financier.”
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