Primate Elijah Ayodele’s warning follows legal actions by President Bola Tinubu’s team asking a United States federal court to block the public release of historical investigative files held by American law enforcement agencies
The U.S. Court Case and Document ReviewThe Lawsuit: Transparency activist Aaron Greenspan filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit demanding files from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) regarding a 1990s investigation in Chicago.
Tinubu’s Defense: President Tinubu’s lawyers submitted a 16-page filing asking U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell to keep unredacted records withheld, citing personal privacy protections under American law.
Sealed Files: The FBI submitted 399 pages of documents under seal for a private, confidential review by the judge rather than open public release.
