US EditionNigeria: FBI, DEA Fail to Release Dossier On Tinubu, Seek 90-Day Extension
- The FBI and DEA requested a 90-day extension on May 1, 2025, to produce investigation reports in a US District Court in Washington, D.C.
- This request follows a court order from April 8, 2025, directing agencies to search for non-exempt records tied to FOIA requests by Aaron Greenspan.
- Between 2022 and 2023, Greenspan submitted a dozen FOIA requests to obtain documents related to a Chicago drug operation from the 1990s that allegedly involved Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu and others.
- The FBI and DEA stated they began searching responsive records and expect to finish within 90 days, while Greenspan urged producing unredacted documents within 14 days.
- The court faces a decision on approving a deadline extension or requiring a quicker release of documents, a choice that carries significant consequences for transparency amid the prolonged delays in this important case.
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FBI, DEA appeal for extension to release Tinubu drug probe files
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have jointly requested a 90-day extension from a U.S. District Court to complete the release of documents related to an alleged 1990s drug investigation involving Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. The request, filed Thursday, May 1, with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, follows a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit by Aaron Greenspan,…
FBI, DEA fail to release Tinubu's record, seek 90-day extension - Daily Trust
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have requested an additional 90 days from a United States District Court to produce investigative reports related to an alleged drug case involving President Bola Tinubu. This was contained in a joint status report filed with the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday. The case concerns Tinubu’s alleged involvement in a Chicago drug ring d…
Nigeria: FBI, DEA Fail to Release Dossier On Tinubu, Seek 90-Day Extension
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have informed a United States Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday that they needed an additional 90 days to produce investigation reports related to an alleged drug case involving President Bola Tinubu in the 1990s.
FBI, DEA Seek Extension to Release Files on Tinubu Drug Probe
The FBI and DEA filed a motion on April 30, 2025, in a U.S. district court to extend the deadline for releasing documents related to a 1993 drug trafficking investigation involving Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu.The agencies, responding to a Freedom of Information Act request by journalist David Hundeyin, cited “national security” and “complex declassification” needs, requesting six more months to process 1,500 pages. The probe, centered on a C…
FBI, DEA seek 90-day extension to finalize Tinubu drug case records amid legal challenge
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have requested an additional 90 days to complete their search for investigative records related to a decades-old drug case allegedly linked to Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The request comes despite a U.S. District Court order mandating that the agencies release the documents by May 2. The court order was issued in response to a Freedom of Information…
FBI, DEA seek 90-day extension to release Tinubu’s records - Lagos Television
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, and the Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA, are seeking a 90-day extension from a US District Court before they release documents relating to an alleged drug investigation involving President Bola Tinubu. The investigation dates back to the 1990s.Their request was submitted in a joint status report filed with the US District Court for the District…
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