The British national declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force, Andrew Wynne, has said he won’t be turning himself in because he feared for his life in the hands of the police.
The police had on Monday declared Wynne and one Lucky Obiyan, a Nigerian, wanted and placed a N20m bounty on them for allegedly trying to overthrow President Bola Tinubu by allegedly financing the recent #EndBadGovernance or #Hunger protest in the country.
Wynne, 70, had denied the allegations and accused the police of not extending an invitation to him.
Speaking in an interview with The PUNCH, Wynne said he would not be alive if he surrendered to the police, saying the police will torture him, a situation that could lead to his death.
Citing the case of his employee, Yomi, who he claimed was brutally tortured by the police for days after being arrested at the bookshop, Wynne declared that he would not let the same fate befall him.
Wynne stated that if he surrendered to the police, he wouldn’t survive the year.
He said, “The police say if I am innocent, I should give myself up. I am innocent. Like Yomi, for example, Yomi is completely innocent, give myself up and be tortured?”
Continuing, he added: “I mean, it’s beyond fear, isn’t it? Yomi is my son and he’s completely innocent and was tortured for three days.
“And the police expect me to come back to Nigeria and be tortured? My fear is I would not be alive. It’s not about fear of torture and being beaten up by the police, it’s fear for my life. I don’t think I would survive the year if I came back to Nigeria.”
