The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has defended its decision to withhold some investigative records linked to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu.
In a court filing dated September 23, 2026, the US government said portions of the records were withheld to protect confidential sources and investigative methods.
The case, brought under the Freedom of Information Act before a Washington, DC court, was filed by American activist Aaron Greenspan, who requested old records from US agencies concerning investigations linked to Tinubu and others.
The latest filing represents the US government’s defence of the DEA’s refusal to release some of the requested records.
The government said the DEA relied on sworn statements and a detailed index to explain why some portions of the files could not be released under US freedom of information laws.
The DEA said its records include different investigation reports produced during its operations, including documents labelled DEA-6, DEA-292 and DEA-210.
The agency said information relating to its confidential sources is highly protected under US freedom of information law.
“Due to the significant protections afforded to prevent the disclosure of this type of information, DEA determined that the significance of exempting this type of information outweighed the relatively insignificant public interest in the disclosure of the information,” the agency said.
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