A member of legal team of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the United States, Wole Afolabi, has given reasons why the President was not arrested over an alleged drug trafficking allegation against him.
Afolabi specifically said that President Tinubu would have been indicted, arrested and prosecuted if there was any evidence linking him to drug trafficking in the United States.
The senior lawyer stressed that the decision by the Tinubu’s legal team to challenge the release of the redacted portions was based on rights available under US law and did not amount to an attempt to conceal incriminating information.
Afolabi, who stated these when he featured on Channels Television program over the ongoing legal battle on the release of records held by the United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration, said that the records are the subject of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by Aaron Greenspan, who is seeking access to documents relating to Tinubu and past investigations.
He said the US government had already released thousands of pages of records but was seeking to keep some portions redacted, stressing that disclosure could compromise law enforcement methods, sources and personnel.
According to Afolabi; “This matter has been going on for quite some time, and the DEA and other government agencies have produced documents and made them available to Mr Greenspan.
“Mr. Greenspan is asking that the documents be unredacted before they are handed over to him. The way the system works is this: it’s not what you want, it’s what the law stipulates.
“So precisely what we are doing is going under the coverage of the law. It’s what the law gives us the right to do. It would amount to professional malpractice on our part if we didn’t take advantage of what the law offers,” Afolabi explained.
