Wanted British national, Andrew Wynne, says it would be impossible to turn himself in following his role during the #EndBadGovernance protest because he fears for his life since his safety cannot be guaranteed by the Nigeria Police Force.

The Nigeria Police Force had placed a whopping N20m bounty on Wynne and one Lucky Obiyan, a Nigerian, for allegedly trying to overthrow President Bola Tinubu via the #Hunger protests in the country. But Wynne denied the allegations levied against him and accused the police of not extending an invitation to him.

Fielding questions from reporters on Wednesday, Wynne stated in clear terms that he feared for his life if he handed himself over to the Nigerian police.
“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.”

In his reaction, the Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, insisted that the police had invited Wynne and given him ample opportunity to come forward to prove his innocence.

“We have established an offence or offences against him (Wynne), 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.