Several key U.S. government agencies are expected to release investigation reports related to an alleged drug-linked case involving Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 1990s, following a U.S. court order.
According to recent developments, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has directed the release of relevant documents by Friday, May 2, 2025.
Agencies mandated to submit records include the U.S. Attorneys’ Office, Department of State, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)—although the CIA is exempt from the initial joint update requirement.
The court ruling, issued in April, instructed all listed agencies (except the CIA) to provide status updates on any outstanding issues and to disclose documents pertaining to the decades-old case.
According to Premium Times, the directive came from Judge Beryl Howell, in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, stating that withholding the documents from public access was “neither logical nor plausible.”
The case was initiated by an American, Aaron Greenspan, in June 2023 under the FOIA against the US government agencies, accusing them of breaching the law by failing to release documents relating to alleged federal investigations involving President Tinubu and one Abiodun Agbele within the required time.
Between 2022 and 2023, Greenspan reportedly submitted 12 FOIA requests to six different US agencies, seeking records connected to a joint probe conducted by the FBI, IRS, DEA, and US Attorney’s Offices in the Northern Districts of Indiana and Illinois.
Each request targeted investigative records concerning four individuals allegedly linked to a drug ring: Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Lee Andrew Edwards, Mueez Abegboyega Akande, and Abiodun Agbele.
Though legal experts previously told Daily Trust that the court order could be appealed, the Presidency maintained that the information being pursued was neither new nor incriminating to the president.
(DailyTrust)