Court Orders Release of Tinubu Drug Records Amid Legal Battle

Von Batten-Montague-York, a US-based policy advisory firm, asserted that there will be no cover-up regarding allegations of drug trafficking involving Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. This statement follows a federal court's order for the release of records held by US law enforcement agencies.

The firm criticized the Biden administration for resisting the release of Freedom of Information Act records related to Tinubu, contrasting it with the Trump administration's willingness to pursue transparency. US District Judge Beryl Howell granted Jeanine Pirro, the US Attorney for the District of Columbia, only four additional days to comply with the order for document release, setting a new deadline of August 21.

This case originated from requests by transparency activist Aaron Greenspan for access to records concerning investigations into Tinubu and Abiodun Agbele. The agencies involved had previously used "Glomar" responses to avoid confirming the existence of records, a tactic later rejected by Judge Howell.