Hundeyin tells UN Council, Tinubu has attempted to silence him
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
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“To save my life and the important work that I do. I have been forced into a semi-nomadic lifestyle where I am really sleeping in one place for a prolonged period of time. In fact, it is from one of these temporary locations that I’m filming this message” – Hundeyin
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Muckraking journalist David Hundeyin, a thorn in the flesh of Bola Tinubu, has alleged before the United Nations Human Rights Council the President’s henchmen have been taking steps to abduct him from Ghana where he is on asylum.
Hundeyin fled Nigeria to Ghana in 2020 and was granted asylum and refugee status in 2022, and has alleged Tinubu is using security intelligence to mount pressure on the Ghanaian government to repatriate him to Nigeria and get him killed.
He is currently in hiding.
He alleged in an X (a Twitter) video post on Wednesday the Tinubu administration is planning to kill him once he sets foot back in Nigeria voluntarily or abducted and brought back by security agents.
“Earlier today at the 54th session of the @UNHumanRights Council held in Geneva, I spoke about the Nigerian regime’s ongoing attempt to silence me and put an end to my journalistic work using illegal rendition and diplomatic meddling,” Hundeyin posted.
“Thank you for the opportunity to speak at the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council,” he told the gathering.
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Advancing transparency and accountability in government
“As an investigative journalist from Nigeria, my work primarily focuses on advancing transparency and accountability in government,” Hundeyin stressed, per SaharaReporters.
“I have repeatedly used my journalistic platform to expose and publicize malfeasance and criminal behaviour by powerful people in Nigeria, most recently the new Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, an individual whose FBI file of over 2,500 pages is set to be released publicly for the first time next month and who has as a matter of public record forfeited $460,000 to the United States government being proceeds of heroin trafficking.
“Due to my journalistic work, his regime has taken extraordinary steps to silence me including a recent attempted abduction from Ghana where I have political asylum.
“The terrible regime is currently trying to prevail on Ghana which historically is a close ally of Nigeria to violate the non-reforming principle and have me return to Nigeria where I would almost certainly face imprisonment, torture, and extrajudicial execution.”
Hundeyin said the harassment unsettles him and he is forced to watch out for his safety.
“To save my life and the important work that I do. I have been forced into a semi-nomadic lifestyle where I am really sleeping in one place for a prolonged period of time. In fact, it is from one of these temporary locations that I’m filming this message.
“Under Article 19 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, freedom of expression is a fundamental human right and as a journalist, I must be able to do my work without living in fear or living on the run simply because I’m doing my job.”
Hundeyin had last week told Nigerians and the rest of the world that Tinubu should be held personally responsible if he is killed.
He alleged in a Twitter video Tinubu is after his life because he unveiled his “fake” reputation by revealing he trafficked in drugs and allegedly forged a certificate.