Tinubu Asks US Court to Block Release of FBI, DEA Records Sought by FOIA Activist
Wale Igbintade
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked a United States federal court to reject a bid seeking the release of records concerning him held by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), arguing that disclosure would violate his privacy rights.
Tinubu’s legal team made the argument in a 16-page response filed before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, urging the court to deny transparency activist Aaron Greenspan’s motion for summary judgment in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against several US government agencies.
Greenspan is seeking records concerning Tinubu, including the FBI’s entire file on him and FBI Form 302 interview records relating to the period between 1992 and 1993.
