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The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement istration have requested a 90-day extension from a United States District Court to produce documents relating to an alleged drug investigation involving President Bola Tinubu dating back to the 1990s.

The request was submitted on Thursday in a t status report filed with the US District Court for the District of Columbia.

The case stems from a series of Freedom of Information Act requests by an American legal transparency advocate and founder of the platform PlainSite, Aaron Greenspan.

Greenspan is seeking the release of records connected to a Chicago-based drug ring and has named Tinubu along with three other individuals: Lee Andrew Edwards, Mueez Abegboyega Akande, and Abiodun Agbele.

The court, presided over by Judge Beryl Howell, had earlier ordered the FBI and DEA to provide a status update on the search and release of non-exempt documents by May 2, 2025.

However, in the latest filing, both agencies said they needed more time to complete their searches.

The report reads, “Aaron Greenspan (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Drug Enforcement istration (DEA), the only remaining defendants in this case, respectfully submit the following t status report proposing a schedule to govern further proceedings, pursuant to the Court’s Order of April 8, 2025 (ECF No. 47).

“Pursuant to the court’s order, the defendants, FBI and DEA must search for and produce non-exempt records responsive to the plaintiff’s FOIA requests (FBI Requests Nos. 1588244-000 and 1593615- 000, and DEA Request Nos. 22-00892-F and 24-00201-F).

“The FBI and DEA have initiated their searches for responsive, non-exempt, reasonably segregable portions of records requested by the plaintiff and anticipate completing their searches in ninety days.”

Greenspan opposed the delay, arguing that the agencies had already delayed the process for years and that some documents had already been identified.

He proposed a much shorter deadline.

“Given the years-long delay already caused by the defendants and the fact that many responsive documents have already been identified, the plaintiff proposes that the FBI and DEA complete their searches and productions by next week, or, at the very least, produce unredacted versions of the already-identified documents by next week, with the remainder completed in 14 days. The defendants provide no rationale for why their search for documents should take 90 days.

“The FBI and DEA have initiated their searches for responsive, non-exempt, reasonably segregable portions of records requested by the plaintiff and anticipate completing their searches in ninety days,” Greenspan said.

The FOIA requests, filed between 2022 and 2023, sought records from multiple federal agencies.

Initially, the FBI and DEA issued “Glomar responses,” refusing to confirm or deny the existence of relevant records.

The court later deemed this response inappropriate, ordering the agencies to proceed with full or partial disclosures where applicable.

Greenspan is also seeking reimbursement of $440.22 in filing and mailing costs.

The two sides remain at odds over when the next t status report should be filed.

While the agencies proposed July 31, Greenspan urged the court to set the deadline for May 31, 2025.

“The plaintiff intends to request reimbursement for his costs: the filing fee of $402.00 and $38.22 for certified mail postage, totalling $440.22.

“The defendants propose that the parties submit a t status report on or before July 31, 2025 to update the Court on the case status following the agencies’ search for responsive, non-exempt, reasonably segregable records requested by the plaintiff. The plaintiff proposes that they submit a t status report on or before May 31, 2025,” the report added.

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Bayo Onanuga, is doing a good job by asking them to delay the release. Well done for being a good 'Nigerian'

Why will a Nigerian President spend so much money, and effort to conceal a past?

..buying time & room for more negotiations..the Americans love cutting deals with corrupt leaders..especially drug dealers..

..they have his balls in their palms.. both can be squashed in a twinkle..the disaster of a nation..snatch & grab mandate thief running her affairs..

..if the drug escapades are released in full without any watering down..which is highly impossible..cos Americans will get their interest secured with the balls of a drug dealer in their bare hands..that will confirm what everyone already knows..

..Nigerians dönt allow drug dealers to snatch & grab ..never again... OTP..

SadiqBabaSani:
Why will a Nigerian President spend so much money, and effort to conceal a past?

A criminal will never want to be exposed. He can spent the entire budget of Nigeria to protect his past.

USA is gaining from all these.

SadiqBabaSani:
Why will a Nigerian President spend so much money, and effort to conceal a past?

You think Nigerians are dumb.

Or maybe you think they are like you.

The report states:

The FBI IS SEEKING AN EXTENSION.

If lies go on for twenty years, the truth will meet up with it in just one day.

The FBI and DEA are the Defendants.

America is after their Business interest, they want Negotiations with Tinubu.

see most nigerian politicians are thieves and fraudulent people. they win election in a fraudulent way then their minions will make people believe they are the smartest when it comes to wining vote.
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during collation of result they will switch of the IREV and start telling stories so been fraudulent does not and will never make them a smart person
He who count the vote decide the winner,
This is the major reason we are where we are today. Wrong and dubious people in the corridors of power.
Only the poor masses suffer.
Quite unfortunate.
after switching off IREV they will think they have mouth to talk. Politically I don't argue with them cos it's waste of time, they will be telling you how many votes they won here and there knowing fully well how INEC backed them up. I don't argue with them.

All of them , Dey Mad

We are not interested in their record or whatever they want to release. They should eat it

Effort in futility, it won't make impart on him, our country is always going against the norm.

After all, his party is waxing stronger wen he is rolling out painful policies on his citizens.

Our people do enjoy leaders, that know how to deal with them ruthlessly.

Isn't this a national embarrassment? Na wa o!

Hmmm..... Dey sha no wan dis record come out. Oga oooooo.

Tulumbu haff escape today



Tulumbu issa criminal 🙌💯🤣😂😅

I don't expect it to change anything much.

At the end of the day, Nigeria.

They are playing with you guys Nothing is going to come out of the records, why waste money and time?

WHY?

only fools will believe these americans will release anything to the public, they are probably still negotiating with the tinubu government as we speak , probably trying to force them to give up something valuable, as soon as their demands are met they will tell the general public another story

What is the druggie master afraid of?
So, it means that the FBI indeed has the records of the druggie...
This can't be good.

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Pablo Osha .

Gbana Baba !

Gosh ! 90 days after waiting for 26 years.

I'm beginning to believe David Hundeyin...

Seem PBAT and the US got something they don't want Nigerians to know.

Of what use would it be even if Tinubu was bigger than El chappo in drug business?

Murderers are celebrated in Nigeria, terrorists are freed and reintegrated to the society, how much less a business man that deal on drugs.

Oyiñbo just dey toy with your brain!

He who waites to experience the blinking of a crab embarks on a fruitless journey- Peter Edoche 1864

AndyCole16:
The question is, why now? I think he's not dancing to their tune somehow.

Why am I having feelings that this has to do with the speech Tinubu gave at the inauguration of the new president of Ghana. It clearly sent a strong message to the West that ECOWAS will not be used to disrupt Burkina Faso and other West Africa countries. Its all a timely calculation to lose Nigerian especially the north. Now I understand why Tinubu has been leaving no stone unturned in converting almost all oppositions to pave a clear path for his second term.

This was my statement earlier on this.... Its getting clearer!

RUBBISH

Where are those who do not know the impact of leaders and leadership? Those expecting an honest, less corrupt, sincere, patriotic, able, transparent, etc masses while, ing this man as a leader?

Maxymilliano:


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How did I guess those (phantom) papers would not be released today?

So this is the excuse Hundeyin is using, that the FBI and DEI have applied to extend it.

I nor fit laugh.

Tinubu, the most corrupt president in the world. His corruption stinks. No wonder upon all the failures of Buhari, he was bold enough to tell Nigerians he'll continue from where Buhari stopped — nepotism, bigotry, corruption, etc.