The Nigerian Police have declared a British national, Andrew Wynne, wanted for his alleged involvement in a plot to overthrow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Wynne is accused of sponsoring the EndBadgovernance protests that rocked the country from August 1st to 10th, 2024.
According to the Police, Wynne has fled the country, and a global hunt has been launched to apprehend him. Nine other suspects have been arrested in connection with the alleged plot, which involved receiving financial backing from foreign sources to destabilize the country.
The Police allege that Wynne built a network of sleeper cells to topple the government and plunge the nation into chaos. He is accused of issuing directives, monitoring progress, and providing finance and operational guidance to achieve unconstitutional regime change in Nigeria.
The suspects are facing charges of Criminal Conspiracy, Terrorism Financing, Treasonable Felony, Subversion, and Cybercrime. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has activated INTERPOL tools and other global policing networks to support ongoing domestic investigations aimed at locating and apprehending the suspects at large.