Was he high or what?... 23yr old Tosin Odunaiya tried forcing his way into Buckingham Palace on April 4th, to see the queen but was stopped by the Queen's guard who after asking him to step back raised his rifle at him as see in the above photo.
According to Daily mailUk,The man, who has identified himself as Tosin Odunaiya, a 23-year-old Nigerian who came to Britain illegally, said he 'presumed' that the Royal Family would welcome him into the palace.
But he was stopped at the gate before the guardsman's dramatic intervention, which caused his temper to flare.
Speaking to The sun UK, he said: 'I wanted to speak with the Queen and presumed the Royal Family would have welcomed me as their lost son.
Odunaiya, who claims the soldier, a member of the Coldstream Guards, 'didn't scare me' said: 'I was shouting louder and louder when the Guard came over and started shaking his gun at me.'
Passers-by reported how the would-be intruder said 'Oh you're a big boy now' to the soldier - thought to be Scottish - who in turn replied 'Yes I am a big boy' before pushing him.
Royal protection officers then ushered the man away, though he was not arrested.
He told the newspaper that the incident on Friday was his fifth attempt to get into the palace, and that before he has been so sure of being allowed in that he brought a toothbrush with him.
Odunaiya claims that his past visits were made to lobby the Queen over Syria, but that now he just wants help going home to Nigeria as he hates it in Britain.
It is unusual for soldiers to leave their post unless a Royal is under threat, as the Metropolitan Police are responsible for most issues related to guarding the palace.
But it is believed that the soldier who intervened has the backing of his superiors.
The Metropolitan police said that they gave the man 'words of advice'. Although there were no arrests.'
Scotland Yard refused to elaborate on why the man was not arrested.
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