US court sets fresh deadline for release of records on Tinubu drug allegations

A United States judge has set August 21 as the new deadline for releasing government records concerning allegations linking President Bola Tinubu to drug trafficking.

According to SaharaReporters, Atiku Abubakar’s US lobbying firm said US Attorney Jeanine Pirro requested an additional 10 days to comply with a court order covering DOJ, FBI and DEA records.

However, District Judge Beryl Howell granted only four additional days, citing the case’s three-year duration.

Tinubu has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, while his allies maintain he was never arrested, indicted or criminally convicted of any drug offence in the United States.