A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued arrest warrants for Briton Andrew Martin Wynne (also known as Andrew Povich) and his alleged Nigerian accomplices, Lucky Ehis Obiyan and Comrade Abdullahi Musa, for their suspected involvement in terrorism and related criminal activities.
On Tuesday, Justice Emeka Nwite granted the request from the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for their arrest and declared them wanted.
The court issued the order following claims that the suspects are currently at large.
IGP’s lawyer, Audu Garba, stated that the warrants were necessary for security agencies to apprehend the suspects, who are allegedly involved in conspiracy, treason, incitement to mutiny, incitement against the government, and terrorism, violating several sections of the Penal Code and the Federal Provisions Act.
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According to an affidavit supporting the application, the suspects are believed to have orchestrated and executed attacks on various locations, including a High Court complex, a police station in Nyanya, Abuja, and several other sites in Kano, including the Kano Printing Press and the Government House. Other accomplices are also being sought.
“That the arrest, investigation and prosecution of the fleeing defendants who are now on the run will be possible if this honourable court issues a warrant of arrest for their apprehension and to declare them wanted.”
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On Tuesday, Justice Emeka Nwite also ordered the remand of Isaac Bristol Tamunobifiri, a blogger and self-proclaimed whistleblower, in Kuje Prison, Abuja.
The order followed Tamunobifiri’s arraignment on nine counts filed by the Inspector General of Police (IGP). The charges include money laundering, cybercrime, and unlawfully obtaining, retaining, and disseminating classified documents.
Tamunobifiri pleaded not guilty, and his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, requested bail.
However, the prosecution objected to this request.
Justice Nwite adjourned the case to September 23 to rule on the bail application.
In the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/456/2024, Tamunobifiri is accused of mobilizing support through the #EndBadGovernance protest, making false money-laundering claims against President Bola Tinubu, and violating the Official Secrets Act of 1962. The IGP alleges that Tamunobifiri’s funds were obtained through illegal activities. Additionally, he faces allegations of tampering with evidence by destroying his Techno Phantom X phone and attempting to dispose of it during his arrest.
Charge one read : That you Bristol Tamunobifiri ‘M’ 41 years of No. 36 Hardy Avenue, Port Harcourt, Rivers State in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this honourable court sometime between 2023 and August 2024, accessed computer network using your X handle @Pidomnigeria with username #99%oppresed for the purpose of, mobilizing and soliciting support from. Nigerians to unduly compel the Federal Government of Nigeria to perform or abstain from performing certain acts through a movement you promoted with the hashtag #Endbadgovernanceinnigeria and you thereby commit an offence punishable under section 18(1) of the cybercrime (prohibition and prevention e.t.c) Act 2015 as amended 2024.
Count two read – that sometime between June and July, 2024 within the jurisdiction of the Honourable court you transmitted an alleged classified document of the Federal Government of Nigeria by means of X handle @Pidomnigeria with username #99%opressed wherein you knowingly sent a false message to with: See the document below wherein Tinubu released the sum of N24, 143, 494, 567. 32 billion Naira to NAHCON Chairman through Shettima’s office. Because Nigerians didn’t react enough, they went back and increased it to a whopping Ninety Billion Naira. ‘Saraka’ for the men. Free money with the intentional of causing the breakdown of law and order and you hereby commit an offence contrary to section 24 (b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition and Prevention etc) Act 2015 as amended 2024.
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