The Nigeria Police Force has declared a British national, Andrew Wynne, and a Nigerian, Lucky Obiyan, wanted for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government of President Bola Tinubu.
The Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, while addressing journalists today ]accused the British national of building a network of sleeper cells to cause chaos and topple the government.
According to Adejobi, “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.
He added that “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.
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Adejobi said Wynne, also known as Andrew Povich, and his local coordinator, Obiyan, had fled the country since the commencement of investigations.
