FBI, DEA SEEK 90-DAY EXTENSION ON TINUBU
DRUG FILE RELEASE
The FBI and DEA have requested 90 more days to process documents linked to an alleged 1990s drug case involving President Bola Tinubu. The extension request was made in a joint filing on May 1, 2025, to a U.S. District Court in Washington D.C., where transparency activist Aaron Greenspan is demanding records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Greenspan, who filed 12 FOIA requests between 2022 and 2023, is pushing back, asking the court to compel both agencies to release the documents within 14 days. He believes the agencies lack sufficient justification for the delay. The documents allegedly tie Tinubu to a Chicago drug ring with Lee Andrew Edwards, Mueez Akande, and Abiodun Agbele.
Earlier, the FBI and DEA used “Glomar responses” — refusing to confirm or deny record existence — until a judge ruled such responses invalid in this case. A court order from April 8 directed both agencies to locate and process responsive documents by May 2. The agencies now say they’ve started the process, but need 90 more days to complete it. Greenspan and two defense attorneys argue otherwise.
