U.S. Court Orders Release of Records on Tinubu's Alleged 1990s Drug Investigation

U.S. Court Orders Release of Records on Tinubu's Alleged 1990s Drug Investigation

A U.S. federal judge has ruled that top law enforcement agencies must release confidential documents related to President Bola Tinubu, following an investigation into a possible involvement in a 1990s drug case.

 Judge Beryl Howell, presiding over the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., stated that the FBI and DEA's refusal to acknowledge the existence of these records was "illogical and implausible," particularly since Tinubu's name had been previously linked to investigations.

This ruling came after a 2023 lawsuit filed under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by American activist Aaron Greenspan. Greenspan had sought documents from six U.S. agencies, including the FBI, IRS, DEA, CIA, and State Department, concerning a suspected drug trafficking operation in Chicago in the early 1990s. The request specifically asked for records related to Tinubu and three other individuals, including Abiodun Agbele, who were alleged to have connections to the case. Initially, all six agencies issued "Glomar responses," refusing to confirm or deny the existence of such files, which the court has now rejected.