31/08/2026
🚨 BREAKING: FBI COURT RULING CONFIRMS TINUBU WAS SUBJECT OF US CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
A new development in the long-running U.S. Freedom of Information Act case involving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has intensified scrutiny over records from investigations dating back to the 1990s.
According to court proceedings, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ruled in April 2025 that the FBI and DEA could no longer use a “Glomar” response to conceal whether records relating to Tinubu existed. More significantly, the judge held that the agencies had not established sufficient grounds to keep secret the fact that Tinubu had been the subject of a criminal investigation.
The records sought by transparency activist Aaron Greenspan relate to U.S. investigations involving a Chicago-area he**in trafficking organisation in the early 1990s. His FOIA requests include an FBI file on Tinubu and FBI interview records from 1992 and 1993. (Sahara Reporters)
The latest development does not, however, mean that Tinubu has been convicted of a crime.
Tinubu has consistently denied wrongdoing, and his legal team is currently asking the U.S. court to allow the FBI and DEA to maintain redactions and withhold certain information, arguing that disclosure would violate his privacy rights. (TheCable)
The FBI has also asked the court to consider confidentially some of its reasons for withholding portions of the records, citing concerns including sensitive law-enforcement techniques and the potential safety of individuals.
So the critical question now is not simply whether records exist.
What exactly do those records contain, and why does the FBI believe some of them must remain hidden?
As the 2027 election approaches, Nigerians may ultimately have to decide how much weight to give the documented history, the President's explanations and whatever information the U.S. court eventually allows into the public domain.
Facts, not political loyalty, should determine the debate.
