The Nigeria Police has declared a British citizen Andrew Wynne and his local accomplice Lucky Ehis Obiyan wanted for plotting the regime change in Nigeria.
The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police, Mr. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, told a news conference on Monday in Abuja that investigations identified a foreign mercenary, Andrew Wynne, also known as Andrew Povich or Drew Povey, a British national, who built a network of sleeper cells to topple the Nigerian government and plunge the nation into chaos.
He disclosed that documentary evidence and confessions revealed that Andrew Wynne issued directives, monitored progress, and provided finance and operational guidance to achieve unconstitutional regime change in Nigeria.
The Police therefore declared him wanted alongside his local coordinator, one Lucky Ehis Obiyan from Edo State and that global manhunt for the anarchists has since commenced in connection with the ongoing investigations.
“The police has launched a comprehensive investigation into the activities of the foreign national and subversive elements plotting to undermine the democratically elected government in Nigeria through unconstitutional regime change and orchestrating violence across the country.”.
He announced that following extensive intelligence gathering and collaboration with other security agencies, nine suspects had been apprehended, who received substantial financial backing from foreign sources to destabilise the country.
“Preliminary findings suggest they orchestrated and funded violent protests, disseminated false information, and engaged in other unlawful activities to create anarchy and justify their illegal plot to overthrow the democratically elected government,” he said.
Adejobi said that Mr. Wynne rented a space at Labour House, Abuja, for an ‘Iva Valley Bookshop’ and established ‘STARS of Nations Schools’ as a cover for his subversive activities and that he mobilised and deployed several billions of naira to his Nigerian collaborators, urging them to mobilise the public to violently storm police facilities and military barracks, anticipating a bloodbath that would instigate international condemnation of the Nigerian government.
These acts, according to the police spokesman, are in clear violation of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2011 and other relevant laws of Nigeria.
“The 10 other suspects already apprehended have been arraigned before a competent court of law today, Monday, September 2, 2024, for Criminal Conspiracy, Terrorism Financing, Treasonable Felony, Subversion, and Cybercrime,” he added.
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