FBI Seeks to Block Release of Tinubu's Alleged Drug Records
Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong expressed embarrassment over the FBI's move to block the public release of records linked to allegations involving President Bola Tinubu. Effiong's comments followed the FBI's application to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, requesting permission to submit a confidential explanation for withholding parts of the documents sought in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case.
The FBI argued that public disclosure could reveal sensitive law enforcement techniques and endanger individuals' safety. The records were requested by Aaron Greenspan, founder of PlainSite, in connection to a 1992 and 1993 investigation involving Tinubu.
In April 2025, a judge ordered the FBI and DEA to lift their refusal to confirm or deny the existence of records related to Tinubu, stating that the agencies had not justified their use of a Glomar response, which allows them to neither confirm nor deny the existence of requested records.
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