The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have requested an additional 90 days to provide investigative reports on an alleged Chicago drug case involving President Bola Tinubu, dating back to the 1990s.
The agencies made this request in a Joint Status Report submitted to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday, alongside Aaron Greenspan, the plaintiff in the case.
The case involves allegations that Tinubu was connected to a Chicago drug ring in the early 1990s, along with three others—Lee Andrew Edwards, Mueez Abegboyega Akande, and Abiodun Agbele.
Greenspan, a U.S. legal transparency advocate and founder of PlainSite, filed 12 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests between 2022 and 2023, seeking records on the case.
On April 8, 2025, Judge Beryl Howell ruled that the FBI and DEA must search and process records related to the FOIA requests, setting a May 2 deadline for submission.
However, the agencies informed the court that while they had initiated their search, they would need until July 31, 2025, to complete the investigation.
Legal Dispute Over the Timeline
Greenspan strongly opposed the 90-day extension, proposing a 14-day deadline instead.
He argued that the FBI and DEA should provide unredacted documents from their searches by next week and complete their full report within 14 days.
In a statement, he accused the agencies of delaying the process without a valid reason.
“Given the years-long delay already caused by the defendants and the fact that many responsive documents have already been identified, the plaintiff proposes that the FBI and DEA complete their searches and productions by next week.”
Greenspan also demanded reimbursement for legal costs, including filing fees and postage, totaling $440.22.
The FBI and DEA proposed submitting a joint status report by July 31, 2025, detailing the progress of their investigation.
Greenspan, however, insisted that the report should be submitted by May 31, 2025, maintaining that the agencies must act faster.
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