The key element used as evidence against the journalists was a WhatsApp message sent by one of the reporters to a friend, which said they were going to "help the rebels".
Ẹ̀rí kan ṣoṣo tí wọ́n rí dìmú tí ó kó àwọn akọ̀ròyìn náà sí yáwúyáwú ni àtẹ̀jíṣẹ́ orí WhatsApp tí ọ̀kan lára àwọn akọ̀ròyìn náà fi ṣọwọ́ sí ọ̀rẹ́ẹ rẹ̀ kan, tí ó sọ wí pé àwọn fẹ́ lọ "ran àwọn ọlọ́tẹ̀ ìjọba náà lọ́wọ́ ".