Four reasons US shouldn’t release my FBI records –Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has asked a US court to reject a motion seeking the release of his FBI records. According to reports, Tinubu cited four reasons for this request, including concerns over his privacy and a lack of public interest in the records.

The FBI had submitted the records to a US District Court for review, after missing several deadlines in a Freedom of Information Act case filed by transparency campaigner Aaron Greenspan. The records relate to a 1993 drug-trafficking and money-laundering case involving Tinubu. The FBI argued that releasing the records could violate Tinubu's privacy rights.

The court had ordered the FBI to release the records, but the bureau submitted them under seal for an ex parte, in-camera review by the judge. The development means the records have been submitted directly to the judge without being immediately made available to Greenspan, the petitioner in the case, according to Daily Post Nigeria.

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