Who is Andrew Wynne, the Briton declared wanted for ‘funding terrorism’ in Nigeria?

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People were taken by surprise on Monday when the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) accused a foreign national of plotting a regime change in the country.

The NPF accused Andrew Wynne, a Briton, of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu.

According to the police, Wynne was wanted for allegedly building a “network of sleeper cells to topple the government and plunge the nation into chaos”.

Sleeper cells are terrorist cells whose members work undercover in an area until sent into action.

Muyiwa Adejobi, the force spokesperson, said the Briton rented a space at the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) headquarters in Abuja for “Iva Valley Bookshop and established STARS of Nations Schools as a cover for his subversive activities”.

“Documentary evidence and confessions revealed that Andrew Wynne issued directives, monitored progress, provided finance and operational guidance to achieve unconstitutional regime change in Nigeria,” Adejobi said.

“He 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, anticipating a bloodbath that will instigate international condemnation of the Nigerian government.

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