Andrew Wynne, the Briton declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force, has denied allegations levelled against him.
DAILY NIGERIAN reports that the force public relations officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, while addressing a press conference on Monday, accused Mr Wynne of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu.
Mr Adejobi also accused the Briton of building a network of sleeper cells to topple the government and plunge the nation into chaos.
The force also placed a N20m bounty on him along with a Nigerian, Lucky Obiyan, who has been described as an accomplice.
But speaking during an interview on Channels TV on Monday, Mr Wynne said he was not aware he had been labelled a fugitive.
He said: “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 and have had a bookshop in the NLC office right in the centre of Abuja for seven years. All that time, of course, the security forces have paid no interest in me.
“I have had one nationality. The name on my passport is Andrew Wynne, and I operate with a nickname. I think it really started as differentiating in the sense of the broad political education work that I do with Bookshop.
“I am more than happy to talk to the police and 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.”
