The FBI, DEA, and other U.S. agencies will release their investigation reports on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on May 2, 2025. The IRS and CIA will also submit their findings related to the alleged drug case involving President Tinubu from the 1990s.
Court Orders Report Release
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued the directive. In April, the court ordered the FBI, DEA, IRS, and U.S. Attorney’s Office to submit a status report on the case. The agencies must release the documents by May 2, 2025. Judge Beryl Howell made this ruling after a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. She emphasized that withholding these documents from the public is “neither logical nor plausible.”
Aaron Greenspan, an American citizen, filed the lawsuit in June 2023. He accused the U.S. agencies of violating FOIA rules by not releasing the documents on time. The documents pertain to federal investigations into President Tinubu and Abiodun Agbele.
Between 2022 and 2023, Greenspan filed 12 FOIA requests for criminal investigative records. He sought information on four individuals allegedly connected to a drug ring: Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Lee Andrew Edwards, Mueez Abegboyega Akande, and Abiodun Agbele.
Earlier, PENTALK reported the Presidency’s response to the court’s order. Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, stated that the FBI and DEA reports contain no new information.
He also mentioned that President Tinubu’s legal team is reviewing the U.S. court’s ruling. Onanuga stressed that the FBI’s findings do not indict the president.
Tinubu Meets FBI Director
Meanwhile, reports came in that President Tinubu met with FBI Director Christopher Wray in Abuja. During the meeting, the President called for stronger cooperation between Nigeria’s law enforcement agencies and the U.S. FBI.
Security officials attending the meeting included National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brigadier-General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), and Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ola Olukoyede.
