FBI Court Filing Says Tinubu Was Subject Of US Criminal Investigation [PHOTOS]

A fresh sworn statement submitted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in an American federal court has once again confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was targeted in a joint criminal probe alongside the US Drug Enforcement Administration back during the 1990s.

The official document, lodged on August 28 at the US District Court for the District of Columbia, is tied to an active Freedom of Information Act lawsuit pushing for public access to historical American law enforcement documents concerning Tinubu.

The FBI explained that the requested files were “compiled in furtherance” of an inquiry targeting multiple suspects over narcotics trafficking offences, based on highlights of the document released by the Washington lobbying outfit Von Batten-Montague-York.

The consulting group, hired by former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar, noted that it secured a massive batch of files from the bureau and is currently sorting and redacting portions prior to a wider public rollout.

This fresh court action tracks back to an April 2025 decision by US District Judge Beryl Howell, who determined that earlier Justice Department court papers had already confirmed Tinubu was indeed a target in a criminal inquiry involving the FBI and DEA.

Following that finding, the judge directed both agencies to scour their databases and process non-exempt documents requested under transparency laws.

The litigation was originally initiated by Aaron Greenspan, who demanded the release of all bureau files mentioning Tinubu, spanning complete case histories and interview transcripts from 1992 and 1993.

Those papers connect to a larger historical investigation targeting a Chicago-based ring operating heroin distribution and money laundering networks during the early nineties.

Despite the court proceedings, the 2025 ruling stopped short of establishing that Tinubu participated in any narcotics crime, and it does not represent any formal criminal indictment or guilty verdict against him.

Meanwhile, federal authorities have kept certain sections shielded behind privacy exemptions, citing laws protecting confidential informants, investigative tactics, and personal security.

Attorneys representing the Nigerian leader have equally pushed back against broader document releases through subsequent legal motions.

This latest wave of document activity arrives as political camps across Nigeria gear up for the upcoming 2027 presidential race, with figures like Atiku positioning themselves to unseat the current administration.

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