Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a former President of Nigeria
A United States District Court has reportedly given the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) a deadline to release investigative files on the President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
In April 2025, the court ordered the two American agencies to release the files in its ruling in a suit filed by American activist Aaron Greenspan and journalist David Hundeyin after their request for the files was rejected.
According to multiple reports on August 18, 2026, the court has now given the DEA and the FBI a deadline to release the files after they refused to comply with its order.
A report by African Folder indicated that the judge who presided over the case, Judge Beryl Howell, ordered the agencies to “release non-exempt records” after sharply criticising the two agencies for missing a string of court deadlines.
It was stated in the report that the case stems from a Chicago heroin investigation and a 1993 forfeiture in which Tinubu surrendered $460,000, though he was never charged with any crime.
A report by saharareporters.com also indicated Judge Beryl Howell granted only a four-day extension to the agencies for the release of the files, setting August 21 as the new deadline.
The judge is reported to have said that the court is not willing to delay the case, which it has been hearing for over three years, any further.
The report also indicated that the lobbying firm, which has been pushing for the release of the documents, welcomed the renewed action by the U.S. Attorney's Office and the DOJ.
President Tinubu has, however, consistently and firmly denied any involvement in drug trafficking, dismissing the decades-old allegations.
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