The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration have requested a 90-day extension from a United States District Court to produce documents relating to an alleged drug investigation involving President Bola Tinubu.
The request was submitted on Thursday in a joint status report filed with the US District Court for the District of Columbia over an investigation dating back to the 1990s.
The case was instituted following a series of Freedom of Information Act requests by Aaron Greenspan, who is an American legal transparency advocate and founder of the platform PlainSite.
Greenspan wants the release of records connected to a Chicago-based drug ring.
He has named Tinubu alongside others including Lee Andrew Edwards, Mueez Abegboyega Akande, and Abiodun Agbele.
The FBI and DEA had been ordered by Judge Beryl Howell to provide a status update on the search and release of non-exempt documents by May 2, 2025.
However, in the latest filing, the two agencies claimed they needed more time to complete their searches.
The report reads, “Aaron Greenspan (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the only remaining defendants in this case, respectfully submit the following joint status report proposing a schedule to govern further proceedings, pursuant to the Court’s Order of April 8, 2025 (ECF No. 47).
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