Nigeria: Alleged Drug Trafficking - Tinubu to Block Release of Records in US Court
Tinubu’s lawyers say the records could expose law-enforcement methods, while a transparency activist seeks unredacted FBI and DEA files from a 1993 case.
- U.S.-Based advisory firm Von Batten-Montague-York claims President Bola Tinubu will face embarrassment at the UNGA, citing a newly revealed FBI declaration linking him to heroin trafficking investigations.
- This claim follows an ongoing Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by activist Aaron Greenspan, who seeks FBI records from 1992 to 1993, including details of a 1993 civil forfeiture case involving about $460,000 linked to Tinubu.
- Lawyer Wole Afolabi and Tinubu's legal team argue that their challenge to document releases is a protected legal right, maintaining disclosure could compromise law enforcement methods and sources.
- On Monday, the firm reported that key Trump administration members stated United States President Donald Trump will not meet privately with Tinubu during the UNGA, citing the trafficking allegations.
- Tinubu remains eligible to attend the UNGA under member state protections, though the firm intends to inform New Yorkers about alleged heroin smuggling within a six-mile radius of UN Headquarters.
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The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reportedly stated that Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was among those named in a criminal investigation in the early 1990s involving the FBI and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Why US hasn't arrested Tinubu over allegations — President's lawyer
President Bola Tinubu’s lawyer explains why the US hasn’t arrested him over drug trafficking allegations, citing lack of evidence and legal processes. Read More: https://punchng.com/why-us-hasnt-arrested-tinubu-over-drug-trafficking-allegations-presidents-lawyer/
Alleged drug trafficking: Tinubu will be embarrassed at UNGA meeting
United States-based policy advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, says Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu will be embarrassed at the United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, meeting in September if he attends. Von Batten-Montague-York expressed this confidence in a post on its verified X handle on Monday. The firm also said that the meeting President Tinubu has been […] Alleged drug trafficking: Tinubu will be embarrassed at UNGA meeti…
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