Bola Ahmed Tinubu has yet again made a move to stop the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from disclosing records relating to him that were earlier planned to be released by the end of October.
According to documents posted by @Jackson Ude, and sighted by Parallel Facts, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s attorneys in the United States have filed a motion compelling the FBI, CIA and other agencies in the US from releasing the secret files of Bola Tinubu to the public.
In the obtained documents, Christopher Carmichael, one of the attorneys who defended Mr. Tinubu in the recent Chicago records case, submitted the motion on October 18, 2023, indicating that he was qualified to participate in the ongoing FOIA litigation in Washington, D.C.
On Bola Tinubu’s behalf, Lawyer Christopher Carmichael said, “Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 83.2(c), Bryan A. Carey moves for the admission and appearance of attorney Christopher Carmichael pro hac vice in the above-entitled action. This motion is supported by the Declaration of Christopher Carmichael. As set forth in Mr. Carmichael’s declaration, he is admitted and an active member in good standing in the following courts and bars: the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of Illinois, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits, and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of Illinois. This motion is supported and signed by Bryan A. Carey, an active and sponsoring member of the Bar of this Court.”
Recall that the FBI intends to release thousands of Bola Tinubu’s records within their jurisdiction. Bola Tinubu had earlier been confirmed by CSU under oath at the deposition that the certificate he submitted to INEC was not issued by CSU.
With the potential release of his records by the FBI, a move to stop the release has commenced, and we recall that Bola Ahmed Tinubu also made a move to stop PDP presidential candidate Abubakar Atiku from getting access to his documents, which eventually was to no avail.
Bola Tinubu was previously under investigation for drug trafficking in the United States in the 1990s, and as a result of a federal court ruling in Chicago, he was ordered to forfeit $460,000.
The FBI stated that it intended to provide Aaron Greenspan, the owner of PlainSite, a website that promotes anti-corruption and openness in public service, with access to the documents by the end of October.
Not just the FBI, the Internal Revenue Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and several other American organizations have all expressed a willingness to hand over thousands of pages of Bola Tinubu-related documents.