To get to the heart of the matter here, the journalist was investigating corruption over there or just imprisoned for his pro-democracy views.
You know what's interesting?? His website is
Sahara Reporters , I just happened to be reading on it today. I had seen it in the past.
Trial Delayed For New Jersey Journalist Jailed In Nigeria Since August
November 6, 2019
HAWORTH, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – A New Jersey wife desperate for her husband’s safe return home, after being detained overseas for months, has learned she will have to wait even longer.
One more day in jail means one more ribbon to tie around a tree for Opeyemi Sowore. It seems the “number one†has been a constant thing in her life, since her husband was incarcerated in Nigeria.
“I am really taking it one day at a time and it’s been a rollercoaster,†the jailed journalist’s wife said.
Read more at: https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/11/06/trial-delay-nj-journalist-nigeria/
I have a friend from over there, it's a rough place for journalists too. He's told me a bit about this.
"Recently, journalist and political activist, Omoyele Sowore, was charged with making statements in media interviews that were insulting to the President of Nigeria.
http://saharareporters.com/2019/10/30/international-rights-group-urges-african-governments-respect-human-rights-calls-release
The first name is slightly different than in the first story but there's probably a good chance, they are the same person.
