A lobbying firm in the United States, Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., has stated that President Bola Tinubu may face criminal charges when he leaves office.

The firm based its claim on the records the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has on Tinubu during his time in Chicago in the 90s.

It said, "Based on our reading of some of the case filings, we believe Nigerian President Bola Tinubu (@officialABAT) may face criminal charges after he leaves office (when he no longer has immunity ratione personae) in connection with the heroin-trafficking allegations. We must stress that the filings we have reviewed do not explicitly establish that the U.S. government intends to charge Nigerian President #Tinubu, but the @FBI and @DEAHQ responses to certain questions raise serious questions about future intentions and whether a law-enforcement investigation or proceeding may still exist.

"On two separate occasions, the @FBI and @DEAHQ were asked to agree that, more than 30 years later, no investigation is pending and no enforcement proceeding is ongoing concerning the crimes described in the underlying cases. They refused to confirm either assertion. Instead, the FBI and DEA stated that they are 'not obligated to comment on whether law enforcement investigation(s) or proceeding(s) may exist.'

"What is significant about that answer is that the FBI and DEA directly answered numerous other factual assertions in the same filing. From the records, we know that some individuals associated with the underlying investigation are dead and that the #FBI and #DEA filings reference wiretaps. The FBI and DEA’s refusal to confirm that no investigation or enforcement proceeding exists is noteworthy. Their refusal doesn't prove charges are coming against President #Tinubu, but given how President @realDonaldTrump operates, it raises the question: Why won’t the FBI and DEA simply say that no current investigation or proceeding connected to these cases or involving President Tinubu exists?"

ASA