Tinubu Not on Trial in US – Presidency
Legal analysis says the 1993 court action targeted property, not Tinubu, and U.S. records show no criminal prosecution or conviction.
- Records from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois confirm that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu faced a 1993 civil in rem forfeiture proceeding, rather than a criminal prosecution or conviction.
- Political opponents often characterize the 1993 case as a "criminal conviction" to attack Tinubu, despite American legal distinctions where civil in rem proceedings target property, not individuals.
- Under American law, criminal liability is personal; the United States Supreme Court, including in Ursery , reaffirmed that civil in rem forfeitures are distinct from criminal punishment.
- The Atiku-Jefferson comparison reveals inconsistency: critics who argue Tinubu was "convicted" fail to apply the same logic defending former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who was investigated but never convicted.
- Coffin v. United States established that presumption of innocence is fundamental; legal standards regarding criminal liability must remain consistent regardless of political affiliation or rhetoric.
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Tinubu not on trial in US – Presidency
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru The Presidency has clarified that the ongoing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation involving President Bola Tinubu before a United States federal court is a civil records-disclosure dispute and not a criminal case against the President. It said: “For clarity, the matter is a civil records-disclosure dispute under the United States Freedom of Information Act. It is not a criminal case against President Bola Ahmed Ti…
Tinubu and Atiku: Why the Jefferson case exposes the fallacy of treating civil forfeiture as a criminal conviction, By Kayode Oladele
If allegations examined during an investigation involving Atiku cannot be converted into a criminal conviction against Atiku, an in rem civil forfeiture proceeding cannot logically be converted into a criminal conviction against Tinubu. In each case, the responsible legal inquiry must be the same: Was the individual criminally charged? Was he prosecuted? Was he tried? […]
Freedom of Information Act: Tinubu’s case in US is civil, not criminal —- Presidency - THE AUTHORITY NEWS
By Chesa Chesa The Presidency has clarified that the ongoing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation involving records relating to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu before a United States federal court is a civil records-disclosure dispute and not a criminal case against the Nigerian leader. In a statement on Thursday, Special...
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