The States-based political advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has indicated that it may present video evidence in a US court as part of a dispute involving records relating to President Bola Tinubu’s alleged past drug-trafficking case.
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The firm made the disclosure on Monday through its verified X account, saying it was amending its supplemental notice of evidentiary exhibits to include a video transcript.
According to the firm, the video allegedly contains comments by Adewale Tinubu, described as the President’s nephew, concerning a Chicago legal proceeding involving President Tinubu.
The firm quoted Adewale as saying at an All Progressives Congress political event that he had handled the case in Chicago and had personally urged Tinubu to settle it.
Von Batten-Montague-York, however, claimed that available court records identify Patrick S. Coffey, Esq. as the lawyer who represented Tinubu in the proceeding.
The firm argued that the alleged discrepancy between Adewale Tinubu’s account and the court records could become relevant to its case concerning access to records held by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
It further argued that Tinubu’s alleged public discussions of the Chicago proceeding could affect claims of privacy being relied upon to restrict disclosure of the records.
The firm said it would present the video transcript as part of its evidentiary filings, describing the material as significant to its arguments.
The development comes amid an ongoing dispute over the release of FBI and DEA records relating to allegations concerning Tinubu’s past.
However, the claims made by the lobbying firm have not, in themselves, established that President Tinubu engaged in drug trafficking, and the allegations remain subject to legal and evidentiary determination.
The latest development is expected to draw further attention to the legal battle over access to the US government records and the competing arguments over privacy and public disclosure.