A US-based policy advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu spent millions of dollars in an effort to prevent the release of records tied to alleged drug trafficking allegations against him.
In a post on X on Tuesday, the firm claimed Tinubu’s legal team petitioned the court and consulted with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as part of efforts to block the disclosure of the records.
The firm argued that this contradicts Tinubu’s public position that he was not working to stop the release of the documents, pointing to the actions taken by his legal representatives in the ongoing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case as evidence to the contrary.
“Despite claiming innocence, Tinubu has spent millions of dollars to ensure that his drug trafficking records are never released,” the firm said. “The description of the underlying matter is merely a civil case. The involvement of US law-enforcement agencies in the records dispute demonstrated that the matter involved sensitive investigative material.”
The allegation adds a new layer to the ongoing legal dispute over records held by the US Department of Justice, FBI, and DEA relating to historical investigations involving Tinubu.
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