The Nigeria Police has raised the alarm over alleged plans to overthrow President Bola Tinubu through an undemocratic process.
The police high command, on Monday, declared Andrew Wynne also known as Andrew Povich or Drew Povey), a British national, wanted for allegedly being accomplice.
It ssus the Force had specifically launched a comprehensive investigation on how foreign mercenaries and those it described as subversive elements plotted to overthrow the democratically-elected government of Nigeria.
The spokesman of the force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed this at Force Headquarters, Abuja said the British national 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, an Assistant Commissioner Commissioner of Police, told journalists that documentary evidence and confessions revealed that Andrew Wynne issued directives and monitored progress of the August protest.
Adejobi alleged that the foreigner provided finance and operational guidance to achieve unconstitutional regime change in Nigeria.
He said that following extensive intelligence gathering and collaboration with other security agencies, nine suspects have been apprehended, who received substantial financial backing from foreign sources to destabilize 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.”
The development comes after the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested some poles in Kano during the protest.
Polish authorities had said their citizens had nothing to do with the Nigerian protest where flags were waved and were in Kano for an exchange course at Bayero University, Kano. However, they were released after weeks in detention.
The police had also invited Comrade Joe Ajaero, President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), over a British National, who is a tenant at Labour House, Abuja.
