Fisayo Soyombo (born October 27), is a Nigerian investigative journalist and founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ).[1] He was a former editor at The Cable.[2] He is best known, among other things, for being the Nigerian undercover journalist who spent five days in a police cell[3] as a suspect and eight as an inmate in Ikoyi Prison[4] — to track corruption in Nigeria's criminal justice system, after which the authorities contemplated arresting him.[5] He was also the journalist who drove the equivalent of a stolen vehicle from Abuja to Lagos, passing through a whopping 86 checkpoints in a journey of over 1,600 km that lasted a cumulative 28hours 17minutes.[6]
^Aworinde, Tobi (January 17, 2021). "My online paper will focus on investigative works and reporting social injustices —Multiple award-winning journalist, Soyombo". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
^The, Cable (January 18, 2021). "INTERVIEW: I left editorship for investigative reporting with the recklessness and innocence of a child playing with sand, says Soyombo". TheCable. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
^"UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION (I): Bribery, bail for sale... Lagos police station where innocent civilians are held and criminals are recycled". TheCable. 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
^"UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION (II): Drug abuse, sodomy, bribery, pimping... The cash-and-carry operations of Ikoyi Prisons". TheCable. 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
^"'Keep Soyombo safe' -- Nigerians seek protection for journalist who exposed rot in prisons". TheCable. 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
^"REPORTER'S DIARY: With N46,000 Bribe, I drove a 'stolen' car from Abuja to Lagos, and back!". TheCable. 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
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their holidays. One of the recipients of the first internships was FisayoSoyombo, then a student of agriculture, who later became a decorated journalist...
on your life and the life of others?". Retrieved 27 February 2015. Soyombo, Fisayo. "Forty-Forty: A Compendium Of Young African Legends". Retrieved 4...
Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015. Soyombo, Fisayo (31 December 2014). "Opinion Will Muhammadu Buhari be Nigeria's next...
Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2023-05-16. Soyombo, 'Fisayo (2022-06-16). "Nigerian Academic Nduka Otiono Appointed Director at...
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