For 11 years, Simon Ateba has built a career as a credible, trusted, fearless and factual journalist. Before moving to Washington, D.C., Simon worked for one of Nigeria’s best publications in Lagos between 2006 and 2015. Despite arrests, kidnap,attacks and threats, he has continued to pursue his calling with professionalism, talent and passion. Simon is fluent in French and English. He is currently writing his book,”not a spy”, following his arrest and detention in Cameroon in 2015 while he was doing an investigative report on Nigerian refugees displaced by Boko Haram. Simon is the Editor-in-Chief of simonateba.com. You can read his travelogue on simonateba.com/travel or medium.com/@simonateba