Breaking: British Citizen Wanted for Alleged Coup Plot Against Nigerian Govt

A British national has been declared wanted in Nigeria over an alleged plot to overthrow President Tinubu’s government.

Andrew Wynne, a British citizen also known as Andrew Povich or Drew Povey, was announced wanted by the Nigerian Police High Command on Monday. This is due to allegations of his involvement in conspiring to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government.

A comprehensive inquiry has been initiated by the authorities regarding a scheme planned by outside hired soldiers and insurrectionary forces to cause upheaval in Nigeria’s legitimately elected governance.

During a press briefing at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the spokesperson for the police department disclosed that Wynne had falsely presented himself as an owner of Iva Valley Bookshop and STARS of Nations Schools to lease a property within Labour House in Abuja. However, according to reports he was using these entities merely as smokescreens to carry out his purportedly seditious agenda.

Reporters were informed by Adejobi, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, that the involvement of Wynne in planning the August protests was indicated by confessions and documentary evidence.

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He stands accused of furnishing monetary assistance and offering strategic direction to those striving towards an unlawful destabilization of the Nigerian government.

Adejobi has declared that the Nigeria Police Force is undertaking a thorough inquiry into the operations of an overseas citizen and disruptive groups who intend to overthrow Nigeria’s democratically elected administration by unconstitutional means. Moreover, they are accused of inciting violence throughout the country.

He stated that the country had already arrested nine suspects who received significant financial support from foreign entities to cause unrest and destabilize their nation.

According to Adejobi, initial evidence indicates that they coordinated and financially supported violent demonstrations, spread falsehoods, and committed other illegal acts in order to incite disorderliness and legitimize their illicit scheme of toppling the lawfully elected administration.

The aforementioned occurrence ensues the detainment of multiple Polish citizens by Kano’s Department of State Services (DSS) amid protests.

After a few weeks in custody, the detainees were set free when the Polish government made it clear that their citizens had no participation whatsoever in the Nigerian protests. They had been staying in Nigeria as part of an exchange program at Bayero University located specifically within Kano.

Moreover, Comrade Joe Ajaero, who is the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has been summoned by the police concerning his involvement in activities with a British national. Although he had already responded to their initial summons last week, they have now requested that he appear before them once more.

The inquiry persists while officials endeavor to reveal the complete scope of the supposed scheme and prosecute those implicated.