- The Police had earlier said comprehensive investigation was launched into the activities of foreign national and subversive elements planning to oust the democratically elected government in Nigeria via unconstitutional means
The Police have declared British national, Andrew Wynne, wanted over alleged plot to engineer unconstitutional change of government in Nigeria.
A Nigerian, Lucky Ehims, is also declared wanted for allegedly attempting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu.
In a statement on Monday, the police said a N20 million bounty has been placed on the duo.
The Police had earlier said comprehensive investigation was launched into the activities of foreign citizens and subversive elements planning to oust the democratically elected government in Nigeria via unconstitutional means and orchestrating violence across the country.
According to the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyuwa Adejobi, following extensive intelligence gathering and collaboration with other security agencies, nine suspects have been arrested, who received substantial financial backing from foreign sources to destabilize the country.
He said that preliminary findings revealed they orchestrated and funded violent protests by disseminating false information and engaging 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 a space at Labour House, Abuja, for an ‘Iva Valley Bookshop’ and established ‘STARS of Nations Schools’ as a cover for his subversive activities,” he said.
The Police, therefore, called on the public to assist in any useful information that would help their investigations, saying if Andrew Wynne and Lucky Ehims are seen, they should be arrested and handed over to the nearest Police Station.