NIJ student won photo investigative journalist of the year.
Another student of Nigerian institute of journalism PCBG Sodiq Adelakun won the runner up position photo category of the Wole Soyinka award for investigative reporting, 2011.
However, out of about 111 entries that was received by the Wole Soyinka centre for investigative reporting Sodiq won the runner up position with his photograph caption ELECTRICITY AT ALL COST photography of a man trying to start his small generator on his window of a one story building.
For exemplary courage and outstanding reporting of Sodiq the Wole Soyinka centre for investigative journalism award him the runner – up photo category of the Wole Soyinka award for investigative reporting, 2011 and was presented with cheque of fifty thousand naira and a brand new laptop.
In an interview with our NIJ correspondent Sodiq expressed his pleasure saying that ‘’ I am grateful to God almighty for making it possible for me to win the award and by his grace this is just the beginning’’