A federal high court in Abuja has issued a warrant of arrest against Andrew Wynne, a Briton, over allegations bordering on treason and terrorism.
Emeka Nwite, the presiding judge, granted the order on
Tuesday while ruling on an ex-parte motion filed by the inspector-general of
police (IGP).
Moving the application, Audu Garba, police counsel, prayed
the court to issue an arrest warrant against Wynne, also known as Andrew
Povich, Lucky Ehis Obiyan, and Abdullahi Musa.
The lawyer told the court that the defendants are wanted for
conspiracy, treason, inciting to mutiny, disaffection from the government, and
terrorism, among others, contrary to sections 97, 410, 413, 416, and 412 of the
Penal Code, Northern States Federal Provisions Act CAP P3 LFN 2004.
The affidavit in support of the motion said investigations
conducted revealed that the fleeing defendants were allegedly responsible for planning
and coordination of the invasion and burning down of the high court complex,
the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) office, and the printing press in
Kano during the #EndBadGovernance protest.
The defendants were also alleged to be responsible for the
attack on Kano government house, Kaduna Investment and Promotions Agency’s
office, the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) office, and
several other buildings last month.
Garba said granting the application would enable police officers
within the country and other security agencies to use their mechanisms to
secure the lawful arrest of the defendants.
Delivering the ruling, Nwite granted the application and
described it as “meritorious”.
During a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, Muyiwa Adejobi,
force spokesperson, accused Wynne of building a “network of sleeper cells to
topple the government and plunge the nation into chaos”.
Adejobi 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, and provided finance and operational
guidance to achieve unconstitutional regime change in Nigeria,” the force
spokesperson 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.
“These acts are in clear violation of the Terrorism
(Prevention) Act 2011 and other relevant laws.”
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