Andrew Wynne, the British national declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force, has stated that he will not be surrendering due to fears for his safety in police custody.
On Monday, the police announced Wynne and a Nigerian named Lucky Obiyan as wanted individuals, placing a N20 million bounty on them for allegedly attempting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu by financing the recent #EndBadGovernance and #Hunger protests in the country.
Wynne denied the accusations and claimed that the police had not extended an invitation for him to come forward. However, in a response on Tuesday, Force spokesperson Muyiwa Adejobi maintained that the police had indeed invited Wynne and provided him with sufficient opportunity to present his case and prove his innocence.
“We have established an offence or offences against him and we have even declared him wanted. His accomplices have been charged in court. Let him come out. At least those people worked for him. As a good leader, a businessman, and a smart man who mobilised and organised sleeper cells to cause problems in Nigeria, he should have come out as a good leader and proven to his followers that he was a good leader. Let him come and meet us,” Adejobi said on Tuesday.
From a report, Wynne stated that he would not be alive if he were to surrender to the police.
Wynne referred to the case of his employee, Yomi, who he claimed was subjected to brutal torture by the police for several days after being arrested at the bookshop. He declared that he would not allow the same fate to befall him.
Wynne, a 70-year-old man, expressed that if he were to surrender to the police, he believed he would not survive the year.
“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?
“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.” He said
