Tinubu Associates Accused of Circulating Questionable US Embassy Letter Amid FBI Records Release
Disclosing this new twist following FBI release of Tinubu’s records on sworn affidavit on Thursday August 28, 2026, was United States-based lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., which questioned authenticity of the being circulated.
A controversy has erupted over a purported letter allegedly issued by the United States Embassy in Nigeria, with critics questioning its authenticity amid an ongoing dispute over records linked to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The document was reportedly shared by one of Tinubu’s associates and Nigerian Ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, and attributed to the US Embassy in Nigeria.
Disclosing this new twist following FBI release of Tinubu’s records on sworn affidavit on Thursday August 28, 2026, was United States-based lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., which questioned authenticity of the being circulated.
The firm raised the concerns in a statement posted on X on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, amid renewed controversy over alleged US records relating to Tinubu and recent developments involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The purported embassy letter was attached to the statement by the lobbying firm, which accused Tinubu and his associates of circulating “stories and documents” capable of clouding the issue.
According to the firm, Omokri had presented the document as a communication from the US Embassy in Nigeria.
Von Batten-Montague-York said that if the letter were authentic, it could raise questions, particularly in light of what it described as the FBI’s recent admission, over whether a US government agency had provided inaccurate information.
However, the firm said a close examination of the document raised concerns about its authenticity, citing what it described as multiple spelling and grammatical errors.
Among the errors identified were “czheck” instead of “check,” “maitatins” instead of “maintains” and “it’s territories” instead of “its territories.”
The firm also highlighted the sentence, “The result of the checks were negative,” arguing that the grammatically correct construction should be, “The result of the checks was negative.”
Other phrases questioned by the firm included “nor information of your department” and “contact me direct,” which it said should raise further concerns about the document.
Von Batten-Montague-York said the alleged errors made it difficult for the firm to accept the document as genuine without independent verification from US authorities.
The firm stated: “Nigerian President Bola Tinubu (@officialABAT) and his associates are, as expected, spreading stories and documents to cloud the matter.”
It added that the purported letter, allegedly presented by Omokri as being from the US Embassy, required closer scrutiny.
“Given the @FBI’s recent admission, it raises questions about whether a U.S. agency provided inaccurate information,” the firm said.
It, however, emphasized that its concerns were based on the contents and language of the document, rather than an independently established finding that it was fabricated.
“Given these errors, we find it very difficult to accept this letter as authentic without independent verification,” the firm said.
Von Batten-Montague-York further warned that if the document were ultimately established to be inauthentic, presenting a fabricated document as an official US government communication could have legal consequences under US law.
The controversy comes amid increased public attention to alleged US records concerning Tinubu and the handling of related documents by American authorities.
However, the authenticity of the purported embassy letter has not been independently verified, while no response from the US Embassy in Nigeria or Omokri was contained in the statement reviewed.
The latest development is likely to intensify the dispute over documents and claims being circulated in connection with the Tinubu-related US records controversy.
