The Nigeria Police has declared a British national, Andrew Wynne (also known as Andrew Povich or Drew Povey), wanted for allegedly sponsoring terrorism in the country. Wynne is accused of building a network of sleeper cells aimed at toppling the government and plunging the nation into chaos.
According to Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Wynne 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 stated that documentary evidence and confessions revealed Wynne’s involvement in issuing directives, monitoring progress, and providing finance and operational guidance to achieve unconstitutional regime change in Nigeria.
Wynne allegedly mobilized and deployed several billions of naira to his Nigerian collaborators, urging them to mobilize the public to violently storm police facilities and military barracks. This, Adejobi said, was intended to instigate international condemnation of the Nigerian government. These acts are in clear violation of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2011 and other relevant laws.
Since the commencement of investigations, Wynne has fled the country. He and one of his local coordinators, Lucky Ehis Obiyan, have been declared wanted, and a global hunt for them has commenced. Meanwhile, ten suspects allegedly involved in the plot have been arraigned in court for their roles in the alleged plot to topple the government.
The arraigned suspects are Angel Love Innocent, Opaluwa Eleojo Simeon, Michael Tobitoba Adaramoye (aka Leni), Suleiman Yakubu, Buhari Lawal, Mosiu Sadiq, Abayomi Adeyemi, Abdulsalam Zubairu, Nuradeen Hamis, and Bashir Bello. They face charges of Criminal Conspiracy, Terrorism Financing, Treasonable Felony, Subversion, and Cybercrime.
ACP Adejobi clarified that the invitation extended to certain individuals within the NLC leadership has nothing to do with rights advocacy and activities of the Union leadership. Rather, it aims to clear the relationship between the individuals and Andrew Wynne, who is also financing terrorism in Nigeria.
Following the interaction between the police investigation team and the NLC President, there is now a clearer understanding of the focus of the ongoing police investigation and the depth of Andrew Wynne’s subversive network and activities.
