Dina Temple Raston

By then, the authorities had taken away his phone. But as he looked around him, it looked like all the prisoners had their own phones. And he said, how do I get me one of those? And the first night he was there, he gets an opportunity to buy one.

Months go by. And even though Tigran's a strong-willed person, spending that long in a seedy prison cell started to wear him down. Not just mentally, but physically.

Months go by. And even though Tigran's a strong-willed person, spending that long in a seedy prison cell started to wear him down. Not just mentally, but physically.

Months go by. And even though Tigran's a strong-willed person, spending that long in a seedy prison cell started to wear him down. Not just mentally, but physically.

And then one morning, he wakes up feeling sick.

And then one morning, he wakes up feeling sick.

And then one morning, he wakes up feeling sick.

But according to Tigran, when he was in public for court appearances, Nigerian officials wouldn't let him use the wheelchair. There were local journalists showing up, and he said officials thought pictures of him in a wheelchair would be bad press and show that he wasn't being taken care of.

But according to Tigran, when he was in public for court appearances, Nigerian officials wouldn't let him use the wheelchair. There were local journalists showing up, and he said officials thought pictures of him in a wheelchair would be bad press and show that he wasn't being taken care of.

But according to Tigran, when he was in public for court appearances, Nigerian officials wouldn't let him use the wheelchair. There were local journalists showing up, and he said officials thought pictures of him in a wheelchair would be bad press and show that he wasn't being taken care of.

This video, showing how much Tigran's health had declined, made it onto social media. And it seemed to shift things in his favor.

This video, showing how much Tigran's health had declined, made it onto social media. And it seemed to shift things in his favor.

This video, showing how much Tigran's health had declined, made it onto social media. And it seemed to shift things in his favor.

Yeah, the whole time Tigran had been detained in Nigeria, I'd been calling sources at the Justice Department, the White House, and even one high-level State Department official, saying, what are you doing to get this guy out? They wouldn't go into detail, and they weren't authorized to speak on the record, but I got the impression that they were dragging their feet. Maybe because the U.S.

Yeah, the whole time Tigran had been detained in Nigeria, I'd been calling sources at the Justice Department, the White House, and even one high-level State Department official, saying, what are you doing to get this guy out? They wouldn't go into detail, and they weren't authorized to speak on the record, but I got the impression that they were dragging their feet. Maybe because the U.S.

Yeah, the whole time Tigran had been detained in Nigeria, I'd been calling sources at the Justice Department, the White House, and even one high-level State Department official, saying, what are you doing to get this guy out? They wouldn't go into detail, and they weren't authorized to speak on the record, but I got the impression that they were dragging their feet. Maybe because the U.S.

saw Nigeria as a partner. Maybe because at first blush, Nigeria's case against Tigran seemed so much like the U.S. 's own case against Binance. But after prosecutors submitted their evidence, it became clear that Nigeria's case against Tigran was nothing like the one the U.S. had brought against CZ, the founder of Binance. The U.S. case was years in the making.

saw Nigeria as a partner. Maybe because at first blush, Nigeria's case against Tigran seemed so much like the U.S. 's own case against Binance. But after prosecutors submitted their evidence, it became clear that Nigeria's case against Tigran was nothing like the one the U.S. had brought against CZ, the founder of Binance. The U.S. case was years in the making.

saw Nigeria as a partner. Maybe because at first blush, Nigeria's case against Tigran seemed so much like the U.S. 's own case against Binance. But after prosecutors submitted their evidence, it became clear that Nigeria's case against Tigran was nothing like the one the U.S. had brought against CZ, the founder of Binance. The U.S. case was years in the making.

They had reams of evidence, emails, voice messages, transactions. Nigeria had none of that. And when this came out, U.S. officials seemed to kick it up a notch.