A Washington, D.C. lobbying and policy advisory firm says it has taken longstanding allegations linking Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to heroin trafficking to U.S. lawmakers and congressional staff. The firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, says it makes the case that the claims may warrant attention from U.S. policymakers.
In posts on its verified X account, the firm says it reached out to members of Congress and senior staff in Washington after they returned to the capital, including discussion of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) matter connected to the allegations. It argues the issue is relevant to questions of national security, law enforcement cooperation, intelligence sharing, and counter-narcotics efforts, and suggests it could affect Nigeria–U.S. relations amid U.S. review of African partnerships.
Both outlets note the allegations are tied to a decades-old U.S. civil forfeiture case and related FOIA litigation. They also report that Tinubu and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), deny wrongdoing, and that he has not been convicted of drug trafficking.
