Atiku-Hired US Lobby Firm Shares Tinubu Forfeiture Records with US Officials

A US-based lobbying firm contracted by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has begun providing over 60 pages of Department of Justice documents on a 1993 forfeiture case involving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Trump administration officials and members of Congress. The records include a DOJ chronology detailing allegations that Tinubu and associates deposited proceeds from a suspected narcotics network into US accounts between 1988 and 1991. The documents also reference a civil settlement that resolved the forfeiture action. This disclosure follows ongoing FOIA litigation initiated in 2023. Atiku’s team says the files are shared for informational and oversight purposes amid US–Nigeria diplomatic discussions. The case was previously raised in legal challenges to Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election but was dismissed by the courts. Observers are now watching how US policymakers respond to these historical allegations.

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