A Washington lobbying firm retained by former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described Department of Justice heroin trafficking allegations against President Bola Tinubu as a worldwide concern rather than a limited bilateral matter.
In a video shared on their X handle, the firm Von Batten Montague York LC publicly thanked an online commentator for clarifying the issues and pointed to World Health Organization figures showing that about 600000 people die each year from drug use with nearly 80 percent of those deaths connected to opioids such as heroin.
The statement asserts that Tinubu is an alleged heroin trafficker who has directed millions of Nigerian public funds toward efforts to block release of related Department of Justice documents and to secure endorsement from President Donald Trump. It links these moves to ongoing economic social and security difficulties faced by ordinary Nigerians.
The firm explains that Atiku instructed it to intervene because Nigeria holds too much importance for concerned parties to remain inactive. It insists the effort is not about any regional division inside the country but instead addresses the collective dignity soul and future of the nation. The group predicts that the period under Tinubu will conclude and that Nigeria will return to a path of safety and prosperity.
These remarks come as a United States District Court has set 21 August and later extend it to 28 August 2026 after sensitive review Requestas the deadline for the Department of Justice FBI and DEA to process non exempt records from a 1990s Chicago based heroin investigation. That probe led to a 1993 civil forfeiture of 460000 dollars from bank accounts linked to Tinubu though he was never criminally charged and has repeatedly denied any involvement. The lobbying firm continues distributing historical documents to members of the Trump administration and Congress while pressing for full disclosure.
