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BREAKING: FBI, CIA, DEA, others set May 2 for release of Tinubu US investigation reports

Multiple United States government agencies are expected to release documents relating to an alleged decades-old drug case involving Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday, May 2, 2025, in compliance with a U.S. District Court order.
The agencies involved include the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Department of State, U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). However, the CIA is exempt from the immediate release, per the court’s directive.
This follows a ruling by Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, who ordered the agencies to submit a joint status report and release relevant materials by the deadline. The ruling was in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed by American citizen Aaron Greenspan in June 2023.
In her decision, Judge Howell rejected the agencies’ attempts to withhold the documents, describing their justifications as “neither logical nor plausible.”
FOIA Request Seeks Records on 1990s Drug Investigation
The lawsuit seeks the release of files allegedly tied to federal investigations into a drug trafficking ring from the 1990s. Among those named in the FOIA requests are President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Lee Andrew Edwards, Mueez Abegboyega Akande, and Abiodun Agbele.
Between 2022 and 2023, Greenspan submitted 12 FOIA requests to six U.S. agencies, including the FBI, IRS, DEA, and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices in the Northern Districts of Illinois and Indiana.
Nigerian Presidency Responds
The Nigerian Presidency has dismissed the case as a rehash of old claims, maintaining that the documents in question do not implicate President Tinubu in any wrongdoing.
Legal experts note that while the order requires the release of certain documents, the involved agencies may still appeal the ruling, potentially delaying full disclosure.