Police: Nine suspects have been apprehended, who received substantial financial backing from foreign sources to destabilise the country
By Valentine Amanze
The Nigeria Police Force has acussed a British national, Andrew Wynne, and a Nigerian, Lucky Obiyan, of plotting to violently overthrow the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government, while declaring them wanted.
The Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, made the disclosure to the media in Abuja on Monday.
He alleged that the British national was building a network of sleeper cells to cause chaos and topple the government.
His words: “The Nigeria Police Force has launched a comprehensive investigation into the activities of foreign national and subversive elements plotting to undermine the democratically elected government in Nigeria through unconstitutional regime change and orchestrating violence across the country.
“Following extensive intelligence gathering and collaboration with other security agencies, nine suspects have 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.
“Investigations have 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 government and plunge the nation into chaos. He 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.”
Adejobi said Wynne also known as Andrew Povich, and his local coordinator, Obiyan, had fled the country.
“Since the commencement of investigations, Andrew Wynne has fled the country. He and one of his local coordinators, one Lucky Ehis Obiyan, have been declared wanted, and global hunting for them has commenced in connection with this investigation.”
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Adejobi also allaged that Wynne provided finance and operational guidance to allegedly topple an elected government in the country.
He said, “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.
“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 are in clear violation of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2011 and other relevant laws,” he added, without revealing names of their other collaborators.
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