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U.S Policy Firm Vows No Cover-Up Over Alleged Drug Trafficking Claims Against Tinubu
U.S Policy Firm Vows No Cover-Up Over Alleged Drug Trafficking Claims Against Tinubu
A United States-based policy advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has vowed that there will be no cover-up over allegations linking Nigerian President Bola Tinubu to drug trafficking.
The firm made its position known in a statement published on X on Tuesday, as controversy continues to surround the possible release of US records relating to the allegations.
Von Batten-Montague-York accused the US Department of Justice under former President Joe Biden of fighting the release of Freedom of Information Act records connected to the allegations involving Tinubu.
The firm contrasted the Biden-era position with the current administration under President Donald Trump, insisting that the Justice Department under Trump would not shield anyone accused of involvement in international drug trafficking.
It further alleged that the previous Justice Department focused heavily on legal actions against Trump while simultaneously opposing the disclosure of records concerning Tinubu.
The firm expressed appreciation to Trump, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro, members of the Trump administration and lawmakers who it said had supported efforts to make the records public.
The renewed controversy comes amid a legal battle over access to documents relating to allegations contained in US federal records.
U.S District Judge Beryl Howell on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, granted Trump-appointed attorney Jeanine Pirro an additional four days to release records relating to the allegations involving Tinubu.
The development has continued to generate debate in Nigeria, particularly over the possible political and legal implications should the documents eventually be released.
Reacting to the controversy, X user Usman Abednego questioned what impact the release of the records would have on Tinubu’s political status in Nigeria, particularly if the allegations were ultimately established as true.
The debate has therefore shifted beyond the potential disclosure of the U.S records to questions about whether any findings contained in them could trigger legal or constitutional consequences for the Nigerian president.
For now, the contents of the records remain at the centre of the unfolding legal dispute, with growing attention on the US court proceedings and what the eventual release could reveal.
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