Alleged coup: Police challenge wanted Briton, reject his key demand, details emerge

• Police have challenged Andrew Wynne, the British national earlier declared wanted to come out of his hiding and answer questions over an alleged coup against Tinubu's government
• The Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, noted that the police have extended an invitation to Wynne; and even visited his bookshop and private school but "he has been faceless"
• Interestingly, Wynne, in an interview on Wednesday, requested a Zoom interrogation but the police have insisted it will not accept such

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

FCT, Abuja - On Tuesday, September 3, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) called on the wanted British national, Andrew Wynne, to come out of his hiding and surrender to the police.

Police tell Andrew Wynne to come out of his hiding. Photo credit: Andrew Wynne, Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi
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Wynne denies being labelled a fugitive

On Monday, September 2, the police declared Wynne wanted for allegedly attempting to overthrow the government of President Bola Tinubu by sponsoring the #EndBadGovernance protest.

Wynne, speaking from an undisclosed location while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today, criticized the government for repressing the protesters and also said he was not aware he had been labelled a fugitive.

This is after the police placed a N20 million bounty on him and his Nigerian collaborator, Lucky Obiyan.

Police reject Wynne's Zoom interrogation, dares him to come out

However, Force Public Relations Officer Muyiwa Adejobi, addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, stated that Wynne had been contacted multiple times but has remained elusive.

“We have reached out to Wynne several times, but he has stayed faceless,” Adejobi said.

He mentioned that the police had even visited Wynne’s bookshop, but he failed to show up.

“Let him come out. Those people worked for him. As a good leader, businessman, and the mastermind who mobilized sleeper cells to create unrest in Nigeria, he should come forward. Let him prove to his followers that he is a good leader. Let him come and meet us,” Adejobi declared.

Identities of protesters remanded in Kuje prison unveiled

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that police swung into action following the alleged plot by some elements to overthrow the President Tinubu-led federal government via protests.

The Federal High Court on Monday sent nine male protesters and a female demonstrator to Kuje prison over terrorism charges slammed against them by FG.

The spokesman of the force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, revealed the identities of the detained protesters and also disclosed that a British national and an activist are currently on the Force's watchlist.

Source: Legit.ng