Narcotics: You’re fake news peddler, Abiola’s family slams journalist, David Hundeyin

The family of Moshood Kashimawo Olawale, MKO Abiola has chided journalist, David Hundeyin for claiming that the democracy hero was involved in narcotics.

Hundeyin had in an article titled: “Bola Ahmed Tinubu: From Drug Lord To Presidential Candidate” alleged that Abiola traded in hard drugs while he was alive.


Reacting to the claim in a statement signed on Tuesday by Yushau Olalekan Abiola, on behalf of all Kudirat Abiola’s children, the late MKO’s family said Hundeyin’s unfounded allegation exposed him as a hack journalist who had engraved his name in the sand of fake news.

This is even as Abiola’s children maintained that the journalist was only rabble-rousing and intended to drag the legacy of the acclaimed winner of the June 12 presidential election in the mud.

They added that neither the late businessman nor his companies’ bank accounts were ever frozen as erroneously claimed by Hundeyin, adding that Abiola was so respected and dignified that he was the only Nigerian to have been so far allowed to enter the United States of America without his international passport.

The family wondered why the writer would stoop so low to have echoed an unfounded allegation that first appeared in Daily Beast, an American tabloid in 2015, where John Campbell who had “concocted it could not concretely justify the rumour when he was confronted by the Abiola family.”

The statement read in part: “Our father, Chief M. K.O. Abiola, GCFR, died a hero 24 years ago, after being victimized by the military juntas of Generals Abacha and Abdulsalami. He died confronting the military dictatorship, determined to secure the mandate of the Nigerian people given in the historic June 12 elections, so that Nigerians regardless of their backgrounds, could live and aspire freely! It is disheartening that his legacy is being dragged in the mud by David Hundeyin for his own ulterior motives.

“The completely unfounded narcotics related allegations by David Hundeyin in relation to our father in his article “Bola Ahmed Tinubu: From Drug Lord to Presidential candidate” not only raise questions about Hundeyin’s motive for including these concocted facts but also expose Hundeyin as a hack journalist.

“In his article containing these despicable rumours, Hundeyin tried to detail and back up every allegation he put forward about Bola Ahmed Tinubu with “some form of evidence” (but did not seem to present anything new beyond what is currently in circulation), yet when it came to this grave allegation about our father he merely quoted an American tabloid, the only source he could find for his malicious purposes.

“In his story and we quote – “In the course of researching this story, a name that kept coming up repeatedly as a comparison to Nigeria’s teflon Asiwaju was a certain Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola. When the Daily Beast took a stab at this story some years ago, a tantalising hint was mentioned in passing about an unimaginable parallel between 1993 and 2023”

“He gave the impression that the article in the Daily Beast was a recent article which drew a parallel between Bola Ahmed Tinubu and M.K.O. but this article was published in 2015. Hundeyin, beyond this article failed to back up his allegation that in his research MKO’s name “kept coming up repeatedly as a comparison to Nigeria’s telfon Asiwaju”. Strange is it not, that he provided no other evidence of same? Some research! An investigative journalist, indeed.

“Hundeyin’s motive for making this unsubstantiated allegation is a mystery. Perhaps our father is simply a victim in the war to bring down Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Or, the journalist may be a willing pawn for those who seek to tarnish MKO’s image because of our father’s role in spearheading the reparations battle against the beneficiaries of the enslavement of Africans. This though a just cause, earned him many enemies in the West who would want his name tarnished and bury his reparations cause.

“Neither our father’s nor his companies’ bank accounts were ever frozen. He was a frequent visitor to the White House, was recognised by the Congressional Black Caucus along with several other important American organisations, and after the June 12 elections, he was allowed to enter the US without his passport, a privilege never accorded any other Nigerian. Indeed, our family name ranks so high in the USA that a prominent corner in New York, right next to corners named after Nelson and Winnie Mandela and Yitzhak Rabin, was named after his wife, our mother, Kudirat Abiola. This is not the manner in which the US government would treat those associated with the narcotics trade.

“When this unfounded allegation first appeared in the said American tabloid in 2015, we confronted John Campbell, a former US ambassador to Nigeria, who was alleged to have said that MKO was accused of narcotics trading. He said that he knew of nothing concrete but a rumour he had heard from some in the military leadership, which he presumed was being peddled by persons who sought a justification for the annulment of the June 12 election,” the statement read.

Meanwhile, the family has challenged Hundeyin to provide results of his ‘so called research’ showing involvement of MKO in narcotics other than the false allegations in the 2015 Daily Beast article.

“We hereby state for the record that our father was never accused of nor indicted for nor involved in any narcotics related matter and we challenge David Hundeyin, the investigative journalist, to provide the results of his so called research showing such allegations other than the 2015 Daily Beast article.

“David Hundeyin’s attempt to portray himself as a purveyor of serious journalism or as an investigative journalist cannot stand the test of time with this engravement of his name in the quick sand of fake news!” Abiola’s children declared.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/07/narcotics-youre-fake-news-peddler-abiolas-family-slams-journalist-david-hundeyin/

He is from a dysfunctional background that denied him of functional perspectives' parenting hence he has nothing but hate for everyone including his biological dad who he derisively called the No. 1 bully in the world. Parents are like rags to him.

This is a lesson to everyone still outsourcing their fathely roles; you will have children with so much high voltage but useless to themselves and eventually blow up themselves in the long run, according to Pastor TD Jakes.

The Abiolas should sue him and give him opportunity to defend himself if it is established that his allegation is a case of malicious defamation that is injurious to the legacy of their late father.
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Abiola is a drug dealer or not?

Who is this David Hundeyin I keep hearing about?

His surname sounds like ' Nwude ehi " meaning " Catch cow " in Igbo language.

Abiola children that couldn't keep and grow there father's massive wealth before he died too are talking

No thief or drug peddler or there family will admit to be on the wrong side of the law

So Abiola's family can defend Abiola but not Tinubu. Tinubu's drug crimes are clear and confirmed.

Peace is never an option. Without violence, we're nothing.

Abiola was best friend to Babangida a well known drug lord at that time. They were all in the drug business those years.

Davis Hundeyin needs to calm down.

He's picking up a lot of avoidable battles lately.

Elections will come and go; don't let politicians ruin your relationships

Wow

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Who doesn't knw how to put meat for mouth make it disappear


Thing Deji Adeyanju ,dey use to scoop kudi in the name of fighting for common man

They are THIEVES

All of them nah thief

conductor60000:
Abiola is a drug dealer or not?

Please, allow Moshood Abiola to rest in peace. In your current efforts to bring down Tinubu, mentioning Abiola is of no relevant because he was long dead and a dead man is powerless.

Shut up.
David is right.
Abiola was a sell out

Who takes David Hundeyin serious as a journalist?

I consider him a political henchman for the Obi campaign, who is out to malign the greatest threat that the Obi team has identified.

That threat is Bola Ahmed Tinubu - the only serious candidate among the many political prostitutes who hop about like the opportunists that they are.

Political opportunists never grow anything or are they steadfast to any ideology. They are not ready to compete. All they do is look for a place where they can buy political tickets, having already failed among more worthy competition.

This David is a Yoruba guy so what went wrong?

He’s a very dumb guy, but he sure has many dumb people from mud region listening and rejoicing on fake allegations..

You’re alleging tinubu to be a drug lord in Chicago, but you’re backing it up with business transaction files. How does that correlate?

Have you ever seen drug dealers transacting via bank transfer? It’s usually cash and carry..

The most amazing thing is tinubu haters from SE have accepted and digested the fake news..

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If he said it, then he has evidence.
Now family just will mk him release evidence.
Moreover the man n Tinubu na friends.

But he for not call that name, he for just focus on Tinubu

No difference between that David guy and Sowore, they’re both jesters. The only difference is that one hides in diaspora

People are just giving that fool a platform to sustain his false journalism. I don't see any big deal in what he's writing. Only Igbos take him serious cos he is watering their appetite.

Can someone please tell me what's fake about this??!!
1min 55sec

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6hgfH-CYTc

There a lot that is beneath the wealth of many rich men which are hidden to his people. You don’t defend the truth, it is truth that defend you.

Okoroawusa:
Who is this David Hundeyin I keep hearing about?

His surname sounds like ' Nwude enyi " meaning " Catch cow " in Igbo language.

Is cow called enyi in Igbo?

Oga rest. The records of your Savior Asiwaju escobat is clear. There is no contest about that.

FreeStuffsNG:
He is from a dysfunctional background that denied him of functional perspectives' parenting hence he has nothing but hate for everyone including his biological dad who he derisively called the No. 1 bully in the world. Parents are like rags to him.

This is a lesson to everyone still outsourcing their fathely roles; you will have children with so much high voltage but useless to themselves and eventually blow up themselves in the long run, according to Pastor TD Jakes.

The Abiolas should sue him and give him opportunity to defend himself if it is establiahed that his allegation is a case of malicious defamation that is injurious to the legacy of their late father.
Meanwhile, if you want free business ideas and directory of money sources, please check my signature. Cheers

Abiola was a drug pusher.... those that know, know... Miriam Babangida was also pushing... most people don't even know the real reason Babangida did that coup to overthrow Buhari... his wife was being investigated along with Abiola as some others ... Abjola sponsored that coup... say the truth and u will b set free

What do we not know about this drug business.
E be like say mpurumiri dealers dey learn work

People do alot 9f things to make ends meet