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Tinubu’s forfeiture case: US firm submits records to Trump, Congress [Photo]
A United States-based lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, says it has submitted documents relating to historical allegations involving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to members of the Donald Trump administration and senior congressional staff.
The firm, which was retained by Atiku Abubakar under a 12-month, $1.2 million lobbying contract, disclosed the development in a post on its official X account.
According to the firm, it has begun providing more than 60 pages of United States Department of Justice (DOJ) documents concerning historical allegations that linked Tinubu to a heroin trafficking investigation dating back to the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The firm stated that many officials within the U.S. government were previously unaware of the historical DOJ records and said it intends to ensure that the complete collection of court filings, supporting affidavits and related federal court decisions are brought to the attention of President Donald Trump.
“Following discussions with members of the @realDonaldTrump Administration, Congress, and senior congressional staff, we began providing more than 60 pages of @TheJusticeDept documents concerning the DOJ’s allegations of Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s (@officialABAT) alleged involvement in a heroin trafficking investigation spanning the late 1980s and early 1990s,” the firm wrote.
It added:
«”Many within the U.S. government were previously unaware of the DOJ’s allegations concerning Bola Tinubu. We are changing that.»
«”Today, we are making public only the attached chronology summarising the DOJ’s allegations.»
«”We fully intend to ensure that the complete collection of DOJ court filings, the supporting affidavit, and the related federal court decisions are brought to President Trump’s attention as soon as possible.”»
President Tinubu has consistently denied any wrongdoing. Previous Nigerian court proceedings concerning the 1993 U.S. civil forfeiture case held that the forfeiture was civil in nature and did not amount to a criminal conviction.
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