A British citizen and Nigerian accomplice have been declared wanted by the Nigerian Police over an alleged plot to oust the country’s elected president, Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu, through civil unrest.
The British national, Andrew Wynne (alias Andrew Povich) and his Nigerian collaborator, Lucky Obiyan, hatched the plot at the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) building in Abuja.
The police claimed Wynne was hatching the plan from the NLC headquarters under the guise of establishing a school.
NLC President Joe Ajaero
It would be recalled that the Police had invited NLC President, Mr. Joe Ajaero for interrogation, over the plot. Ajaero honoured the invitation last week along with Mr Femi Falana, SAN, and other colleagues.
NDN has now found that the invitation of the union leader and his subsequent questioning were related to the alleged plot.
Meanwhile, the Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, said: “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 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 documentary evidence and confessions revealed 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,” the FPRO added.
He said, “Since the commencement of investigations, Andrew Wynne has fled the country. He and one of his local coordinators, one Lucky Ehis Obiyan, have accordingly been declared wanted, and global hunting for them has commenced in connection with this investigation.”
