Former Deputy Director of Defence Administration at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Navy Commodore Kunle Olawunmi has won the Gani Fawehinmi Integrity Award for the Most Valuable Whistle-Blower Award category.
The award was organized by the Human and Environmental Development Agenda(HEDA) which held at Shoregate Hotel, Ikeja.
The occasion is the 7th edition of the Gani Fawehinmi Impact and Integrity Awards(GFIIA), of which Olawunmi was among several Nigerians nominated for the award.
The presentation of the award was made by a Strategic Communication Specialist based in London, Dr Sina Odugbemi at the well attended event.
Commodore Olawunmi made headlines in the news media sometimes in 2021 when he openly challenged former President Muhammadu Buhari, alleging that the State Security Services had information on persons sponsoring the dreaded Boko Haram and terrorism generally but refused to act due to lack of presidential support.
The retired Intelligence Czar is now an Associate Professor of Global Counter Terrorism at Chrisland University, Abeokuta.
Olawunmi was adjudged to embody the values of impact and integrity championed by the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi.
Speaking to newsmen after the event, the awardee expressed deep appreciation to Nigerians for considering him worthy of the honour.
