By Ononye VC
British citizen, Mr Andrew Wynne, who was declared wanted by Police authorities in Nigeria for allegedly plotting to overthrow the administration of President Bola Tinubu, has said that he is willing to answer questions from the police.
In a press interview during the week, the Briton, who denied any wrongdoing, said that he is not on the run and is more than ready to speak to the Nigerian authorities.
Wynne, who has been visiting Nigeria for 25 years, stressed that he has never been involved in any illegal activities during his time in the country.
He mentioned that he has operated a bookshop at the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) offices in Abuja for the past seven years without any interference from security forces
“I am not aware that I am a fugitive, I am not aware that I am running away from the law, I have been visiting Nigeria for 25 years. I have had a bookshop at the NLC offices right at the centre of Abuja for seven years and all that time, of course, the security forces have paid no interest in me.
“I only have one nationality and the name on my passport is Andrew Wynne with a nickname. I am more than happy to talk with the police, I am more than happy to have a discussion on WhatsApp or Zoom, I am more than happy to go to London and meet with officials from the Nigerian High Commission. If they want to start a conversation then I think that is more than adequate,” Wynne said.
Also speaking, his Nigerian wife said that her husband is being accused falsely.
She accused a Nigerian man, whom she said owed her husband, of looking for ways to throw Wynne out of the country to avoid paying his debt.
“We have been together for nine years, eight years of friendship before we finally got married last year. My husband is falsely accused, he has never been a terrorist. He is being accused because one Mr Olumide is owing him and is not ready to pay him. The case is in court even now. So, he is just doing anything he can to intimidate and throw him out of the country, He is in the UK because he came in and at the expiring date of his going back, he had to go back. If not for all these, he is supposed to be back maybe around twenty-something of September.”
The Federal government earlier accused the Briton and a Nigerian of working towards the toppling of the Tinubu government.
While addressing newsmen in Abuja earlier on Monday, the Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, accused the British national of building a network of sleeper cells to cause chaos and topple the government of the day.
