US court gives Pirro 4-day ultimatum to release alleged Tinubu drug-trafficking records
By OUR REPORTER
“We deeply appreciate US Attorney Pirro and the DOJ’s renewed motivation to release these documents, and we agree with Judge Howell. This case has been pending for three years. The time to release the Tinubu drug-trafficking files is now,” he wrote.
A United States District Court has given United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, four additional days to comply with an order concerning records allegedly linked to drug-trafficking investigations involving Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
US District Judge Beryl Howell reportedly issued the directive after Pirro sought an additional 10 days to comply with the court’s order relating to records held by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
According to Dr Von Batten-Montague-York, who disclosed the development in a post on X, Judge Howell noted that the case had been pending for more than three years.
Rather than grant the requested 10-day extension, the judge reportedly allowed only four additional days, setting August 21, 2026, as the deadline for compliance.
Von Batten described the development as a renewed effort by Pirro and the Department of Justice to make the records available, insisting that the documents should now be released.
“We deeply appreciate US Attorney Pirro and the DOJ’s renewed motivation to release these documents, and we agree with Judge Howell. This case has been pending for three years. The time to release the Tinubu drug-trafficking files is now,” he wrote.
He further argued that US strategic interests and relations with Nigeria should not prevent the disclosure of the records.
“As President Trump has indicated, our shared interests with Nigeria do not mean supporting an alleged drug trafficker,” he added.
The claims concern records allegedly held by US law-enforcement agencies. Their contents, as well as any allegations arising from them, should be distinguished from established findings unless and until they are officially released and independently verified.
