Bola Tinubu accused of spending millions to block drug trafficking records

The US-based lobbying and policy advisory firm Von Batten-Montague-York has alleged that Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has spent millions of dollars to prevent the release of records related to an alleged drug trafficking case.

In a statement shared on X, the firm claimed that Tinubu’s denials regarding efforts to block the records contradict the actions of his legal team in an ongoing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case. The firm alleged that Tinubu petitioned the court and consulted with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in an attempt to stop the release of sensitive investigative material.

The allegations arise during a legal dispute over records held by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), FBI, and DEA concerning historical investigations involving Tinubu. US District Judge Beryl Howell recently granted an extension to the DOJ to respond to motions seeking the release of these records, a request that Tinubu also supported.