In Nigeria, there seems to be an ongoing war between the Federal Government and journalists, especially investigative journalists like David Hundeyin.
Recently, a handful of journalists have found themselves in detention for one reason or the other.
How the government is able to easily track down anonymous journalists and apprehend them is still a mystery to Nigerians, especially as terrorists parade the streets freely.
Before now, David Hundeyin, a popular investigative journalist was declared wanted by the authorities.
But what Nigerians did not know was, that was just the beginning.
Now, Hundeyin has decided to share a glimpse of his story.
Illegal Abduction
The investigative journalist has claimed that the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) tried to illegally abduct him from a foreign country.
Hundeyin made the claim while reacting to being declared wanted by the Nigerian authorities.
He lamented that the latest development is the price he has to pay for telling the truth, especially when it’s not fashionable.
Hundeyin stated this on Wednesday while fielding questions on News Central TV.
Recall that the police high command said its operatives are trailing Hundeyin and his accomplice, one Michael Temidayo Alade for allegedly leaking some classified documents, which it said is against the Official Secret Act.
The Police explained that the duo are accomplices of Bristol Isaac popularly known as PIDOMNigeria on X.
Hundeyin said: “I’m fine, I’m perfectly fine. As you rightly said this isn’t the first time the Nigerian State is coming after me in this manner.
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“As recently as last year there was a high level attempt that was made by the National Intelligence Agency to illegally abduct me internationally from a foreign country.
The Price To Pay
“So it’s been worse than this. And other attempts have been made also to render me stateless.
And in the past year alone I have had to change country twice. So when the attempt was made to illegally abduct me from Ghana I had to fled to Kenya.
And when they deemed it to render me stateless in Kenya then I had to move to the UK.”
“This is part of the course and this is the price that you have to pay, unfortunately when, as I said earlier, you decide to tell the truth, when it’s not fashionable to do so.
And when you’re doing so in the face of an establishment or a regime that sees truth telling as a direct affront or a threat to it. So it’s what it’s.”
