FBI, CIA, DEA, and others must release documents on Tinubu’s alleged 1990s drug case by May 2, 2025, per U.S. federal court order.
U.S. Agencies Ordered to Release Tinubu Drug Case Files by May 2 — Court
FBI, CIA, DEA, IRS to Release Tinubu Investigation Reports on May 2 Multiple U.S. federal agencies, including the FBI, CIA, DEA, IRS, and U.S. Department of State, have been ordered by a federal court to release investigation records related to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on May 2, 2025.
The order was issued by Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, following a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed by Aaron Greenspan, an American transparency advocate.
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At the center of the case is an alleged 1990s drug trafficking investigation involving Tinubu and three other individuals: Lee Andrew Edwards, Mueez Akande, and Abiodun Agbele. The agencies are accused of unlawfully withholding documents tied to the case.
Judge Howell ruled that the agencies’ argument for withholding the files was “neither logical nor plausible,” mandating their disclosure in compliance with FOIA.
Greenspan had submitted 12 FOIA requests between 2022 and 2023 to various U.S. agencies, demanding the release of any existing criminal or investigative records tied to the Nigerian president. According to court documents, only the CIA was not required to submit disclosures at this time, due to pending jurisdictional clarifications.
All other agencies including the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices must now jointly file their reports and any unresolved legal positions by Friday, May 2.
The development has stirred renewed political interest both in Nigeria and abroad, as questions surrounding Tinubu’s past in the U.S. continue to attract public scrutiny.
