Hundeyin, an award-wining journalist, is a dogged reporter who spares no effort in digging for the truth and exposing them to the public
By Ishaya Ibrahim, News Editor
The exceptional investigative efforts of Nigerian journalist, David Hundeyin, have earned him a commendation from the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
Hundeyin has, through his journalism work, exposed what officials and dubious individuals would ordinarily want to keep under wraps.
Some of his works include; the behind-the-scene move facilitated by the police to cover-up the real details in the murder of the job applicant in Akwa Ibom State, Inubong Umoren. He also exposed the late NASCO Cornflakes founder, Ahmed Nasredin’s alleged involvement with terrorist organizations, including Al-Qaeda.
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Hundeyin also revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari has a cordial relationship with a terrorism suspect, Yakubu Kafanchan, who was arrested by the State Security Services (SSS) in 2005 for attempting to establish a terrorist cell in Nigeria.
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, also came under Hundeyin’s radar when he exposed his sympathy for Boko Haram, Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
But the Indian PM acknowledged Hundeyin for another story. According to the Peoples Gazette, Hundeyin received the commendation over a story he wrote in 2020 that highlighted the plight of Indian expatriates working under degrading conditions in one of Nigeria’s telecom companies.
According to the report, the workers had gone for over four years without receiving their entitlements, providing yet another insight into the alleged culture of corruption, avarice and injustice long associated with the telecommunications giant.
The commendation letter from the Indian PM reads: “Public intellectuals, policy analysts, and researchers play an important role in democracy by understanding complex policy dynamics and communicating it to the people. In helping design policy as well as in dissecting policy outcomes, they bring people and policymakers closer.
“Your award-winning journalism has won widespread appreciation. Your affection for India and Indian culture is also heartening to note,” the Indian leader added.
Hundeyin is quoted by the Gazette saying: “I feel honoured to have received an endorsement at such a high level, and it further makes the point that good journalism in the 21st century is journalism that has a measurable impact, not journalism that ticks arbitrary boxes set by self-appointed gatekeepers.”
