FBI Submits Tinubu’s Drug Case Records to US Court
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) submitted records concerning President Bola Tinubu’s 1993 drug-trafficking and money-laundering case to Judge Beryl Howell of the US District Court for the District of Columbia. The documents were delivered under seal on August 28, 2026, following a legal dispute over a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by American transparency campaigner Aaron Greenspan.
The records were submitted without prior notification to Greenspan. The case began in 2023 when Greenspan, in collaboration with Nigerian journalist David Hundeyin, sought access to Tinubu’s records.
The FBI had faced criticism for delays in processing the request, with Judge Howell expressing dissatisfaction over the agency's repeated requests for more time. The FBI argued that releasing the records could infringe on Tinubu’s privacy rights and maintained that the FOIA primarily promotes transparency regarding government operations rather than unrestricted access to private individuals' information.
The controversy surrounding these records has persisted for several years.
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