Alleged drug trafficking: Tinubu moves to block release of FBI files

President Bola Tinubu has requested a US federal court to dismiss an attempt by activist Aaron Greenspan to introduce new records in a lawsuit seeking access to FBI and DEA files, according to court documents from October 15, 2026. The lawsuit aims to uncover documents from a past narcotics probe involving Tinubu and others in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Tinubu's legal team opposed Greenspan's request for the court to take judicial notice of additional public records, claiming they did not establish a connection between alleged hacking activities and Tinubu's current legal battle. The lawyers argued that the 176-page set of materials cited by Greenspan were already accessible and should have been included in his previous filings.

They also criticized the timing of the application, stating it arrived more than a week after Greenspan's reply in support of his discovery request. The lawyers emphasized that news articles are not suitable for judicial notice to verify the truth, content, or veracity of their claims.