The award-winning investigative journalist David Hundeyin has exposed the fraudulent activities of an individual named Isaac Bristol, popularly known on the platform as PIDOM.
Bristol, who previously claimed to be a journalist, has been exposed as a content creator who allegedly exploited the public for personal gain.
Hundeyin shared screenshots on X revealing evidence from the husband of one of PIDOM’s alleged victims.
The victim, along with colleagues, reportedly donated substantial sums to PIDOM, who claimed to be a “Director and Partner” at E-Fix Technologies in Ikeja, Lagos.
The donations, made in 2026, were intended for the development of an app that was never delivered, with PIDOM allegedly absconding with the funds.
In his exposé, Hundeyin wrote, “I have since come to understand that the entire ‘PIDOM’ thing was completely contrived. It was a cheap gimmick for extracting donations from the public under the guise of public interest whistleblowing.”
“And one more thing. I have since come to understand that the entire “PIDOM” thing was completely contrived. It was a cheap gimmick for extracting donations from the public under the guise of public interest whistleblowing.
“This random Port Harcourt abobi saw my work and its crowdfunding model, and as a typical Nigerian, couldn’t rest until he thought, “How can I take advantage of this and collect my own share?” That’s how he came up with the gimmick of calling himself an “investigative journalist” and threatening Nigerians every 4 market days for not sending him money.
“PIDOM” was just a content creator using a successful gimmick that even I fell for at a stage (after I had spent close to a year initially ignoring him because I thought his work was crude, his persona was hubristic, and his constant threatening the public for not sending him money was suspicious).
“After a while, the gimmick became so successful that the Borokiri guyman genuinely began believing that he was Nigeria’s Che Guevara, which is when he got sloppy and started making the mistakes that ultimately got him caught, like sending people his personal bank details, and using the same POS shop for all his withdrawals. Now he may be out of prison, but he is effectively a prisoner forever.
“He can’t even physically leave Abuja. I hope the attention and the money was worth it (because there isn’t even a lot of money to be had from crowdfunding in Nigeria – I would know),” David Hundeyin tweeted.
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