Andrew Wynne, a 70-year-old British national, has publicly declared that he will not surrender to the Nigerian police due to fears of torture and potential death.
Wynne, along with a Nigerian named Lucky Obiyan, has been accused of attempting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu by allegedly financing the recent #EndBadGovernance or #Hunger protest in the country.
The Nigerian police have placed a N20 million bounty on both Wynne and Obiyan. However, Wynne vehemently denies these allegations and claims that the police did not formally invite him for questioning.
In an interview with Punch, Wynne expressed his concerns, stating, "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?" Wynne referenced the case of his employee, Yomi, who he alleges was tortured by the police for days after being arrested at Wynne's bookshop.
"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," Wynne added.
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