FJA Shortlist 2022
Category: Excellence in Environmental Journalism
Author: Ini Ekott
Inside Nigeria’s Shocking Wildlife Crimes and How Culprits Escape Justice (As published by Premium Times)
In Nigeria, a decade of payoffs boosted global wildlife trafficking hub (As published by Mongabay)
The original publication is available via the following links:
March 4, 2022
Premium Times
INVESTIGATION: Inside Nigeria’s shocking wildlife crimes and how culprits escape justice
Our analysis of wildlife crimes data, supported by numerous interviews, finds evidence of systematic failure by Nigerian law enforcement and the judicial system to hold wildlife poachers and traffickers accountable. Read more