Vice President and presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar tells the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to release or disclose records related to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that can legally be made public. The outlets report that Atiku argues the FBI should not rely on a broad “danger to lives” justification to withhold potentially disclosable information.
According to the reports, Atiku frames the request as protecting legitimate transparency while still allowing the FBI to safeguard genuinely sensitive investigative operations. Daily Post Nigeria says he asks the FBI to protect investigators, sources and sensitive methods, but not to shield records that are eligible for public disclosure. Vanguard and Information Nigeria similarly emphasize Atiku’s view that Nigerians should not accept a blanket secrecy rationale.
Legit.ng notes Atiku’s reaction to what it describes as the FBI’s position on Tinubu’s records in the U.S. Across the sources, the central point is Atiku’s pressure for disclosure and his contention that “danger” cannot automatically override legal public-release thresholds.
