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Can Tinubu Go To America? Now That Atiku Went To America by fineboynl(m): 5:39pm On Jan 23, 2019
can tinubu go to America? now that atiku went to America.

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Re: Can Tinubu Go To America? Now That Atiku Went To America by ebuk4real(m): 6:00pm On Jan 23, 2019
grin grin grin

I don't wanna hear that someone fainted o

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Re: Can Tinubu Go To America? Now That Atiku Went To America by Nobody: 6:04pm On Jan 23, 2019
Yes in his imaginations

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Re: Can Tinubu Go To America? Now That Atiku Went To America by raumdeuter: 6:07pm On Jan 23, 2019
Re: Can Tinubu Go To America? Now That Atiku Went To America by KanwuliaExtra: 6:08pm On Jan 23, 2019
TINUBU. . . . over to you! grin

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Re: Can Tinubu Go To America? Now That Atiku Went To America by dedonfranco(m): 6:08pm On Jan 23, 2019
His second home.

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Re: Can Tinubu Go To America? Now That Atiku Went To America by sammy99(m): 6:09pm On Jan 23, 2019
shey u dont want him to come back again?
Ok,dat aside.











U want him to b charged of being d jagaban of agberos?

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Re: Can Tinubu Go To America? Now That Atiku Went To America by daroz(m): 6:18pm On Jan 23, 2019
grin
I pray o

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Re: Can Tinubu Go To America? Now That Atiku Went To America by fineboynl(m): 6:37pm On Jan 23, 2019
grin tinubu go to America

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Re: Can Tinubu Go To America? Now That Atiku Went To America by Nobody: 6:44pm On Jan 23, 2019
Is Tinubu contesting to become the president?

How can you compare Atiku who's contesting for president with someone who's not aspiring for any political position?

Can you call a five year old for a fighting contest?

Na wa for Nigerians o.

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Re: Can Tinubu Go To America? Now That Atiku Went To America by afroniger: 6:45pm On Jan 23, 2019
fineboynl:
grin tinubu go to America

Re: Can Tinubu Go To America? Now That Atiku Went To America by StOla: 6:49pm On Jan 23, 2019
fineboynl:
can tinubu go to America? now that atiku went to America.


When people don't do their research, but arrogantly ask questions out of ignorance, they end up disgracing themselves like you just did.

Tinubu has no American visa issues like that type that kept Atiku away from his beloved American mansion.

Tinubu goes to America as he likes, and even attended the Democratic Party convention held in North Carolina in 2012.


So OP, ask a relevant question, because Tinubu goes to America without being listed as a legislative aide.

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Re: Can Tinubu Go To America? Now That Atiku Went To America by DMerciful(m): 7:43pm On Jan 23, 2019
Abi o! Let Tinubu go to US as well since US is a place to prove innocence!
Re: Can Tinubu Go To America? Now That Atiku Went To America by yemex04(m): 7:56pm On Jan 23, 2019
Chaii!!! the op just ignorantly disgraced himself!! many are aware that Tinubu travels to the US regularly without noises, Examples are some of the instances already highlited...You see urself?
Re: Can Tinubu Go To America? Now That Atiku Went To America by fineboynl(m): 8:55pm On Jan 23, 2019
afroniger:
[/quote][quote author=yemex04 post=75046609]Chaii!!! the op just ignorantly disgraced himself!! many are aware that Tinubu travels to the US regularly without noises, Examples are some of the instances already highlited...You see urself?
StOla:



When people don't do their research, but arrogantly ask questions out of ignorance, they end up disgracing themselves like you just did.

Tinubu has no American visa issues like that type that kept Atiku away from his beloved American mansion.

Tinubu goes to America as he likes, and even attended the Democratic Party convention held in North Carolina in 2012.


So OP, ask a relevant question, because Tinubu goes to America without being listed as a legislative aide.

FBI Links Bola Tinubu With Heroin Trafficking - Tinubu Cuts A Deal


Facts have emerged that the erstwhile Governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu may have been involved in a white heroin trafficking network which operated in Chicago and some parts of Indiana and led by one Adegboyega Mueez Akande between 1988 and 1993. The source of the white heroine was identified as one Mr. Lee Andrew Edwards who was incarcerated for attempting to murder a federal agent while the agent was executing a search warrant on him.
According to the Verified Complaint for forfeiture in case No. 93 C 4483 Obtained by SaharaReporters, which was filed on July 26, 1993 before the Hon. Judge Nordberg of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the United States Government urged the Court to order the forfeiture of funds in accounts Nos. 263226700 held by First Heritage Bank in the name of Bola Tinubu, funds in accounts 39483134, 39483396, 4650279566, 00400220, 39936404 and 39936383 held by Citibank N.A in the name of Bola Tinubu and funds in accounts 52050-89451952,52050-89451952, 52050-89451953 held by Citibank in the name of Bola Tinubu because there was probable cause to believe that the funds in Tinubu’s bank accounts represented proceeds of narcotics trafficking or were monies involved in financial transactions in violations of 18 U.S.C, sections 1956 and 1957 and therefore, was forfeitable to the U.S Government.
However, in a tacit defense of the ownership of the funds, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu averred in Court that the funds belonged to himself, his wife, K.O Tinubu and his surrogate mother, Alhaja Mogaji and warranted that they had exclusive right, title and interest to the funds.
In an affidavit sworn to by Kevin Moss, a Special Agent with the United States Internal Revenue Service, criminal investigation division in support of the verified complaint for forfeiture of Bola Tinubu’s moneys held in various Bank accounts, the agent gave a vivid account of how he came to the conclusion that the funds were proceeds of narcotics transaction in violation of the U.S law.
Mr. Moss averred that prior to and during 1988; the government became involved in the investigation of a white heroin trafficking network operating in Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The investigation disclosed that an individual known as Lee Andrew Edwards was a source of white heroin. The government sources provided information about Lee Andrew Edwards including the identity of a telephone number which activated in electronic pager. This pager according to him was to be called to place an order for white heroin. According to Mr. Moss, this pager was subscribed to by one Adegboyega Mueez Akande who at that time was a resident of Chicago.
Mr. Moss further averred that during February 1988, an individual named Abiodun Agbele arrived in the U.S from Nigeria and during investigation by the government, Agbele disclosed that Akande was his uncle who provided him an apartment in Hammond, Indiana.
According to Agbele, Mr. Akande returned to Nigeria in1990; however, before he left, he instructed Agbale to serve as a source of white heroin for Mr. Lee Andrew Edwards as a result of which Agbele sold white heroin for Lee Andrew Edwards on numerous occasions. Following a tip off, Agbele sold one ounce of white heroin to a law enforcement agent undercover on November 28, 1990 for $7,000 and was subsequently arrested. After his arrest, Agbele agreed to cooperate with the law enforcement agents regarding the white heroin distribution and network of Akande.
According to Agbele, Akande controlled the operation of white heroin from Nigeria in conjunction with other individuals in Nigeria and the U.S. One other individual who worked with Akande according to the affidavit was identified as Bola Tinubu who later became the governor of Lagos state from 1999 to 2007.
The investigation also revealed that in December 1989, Akande took Bola Tinubu to First Heritage bank where Bola Tinubu opened an individual money market. In the account opening application, Tinubu, gave his address as 7504 South Stewart, Chicago, the same address used previously by Akande and his company, Globe-Link. This is the same address used as the drop-off point for packages from Nigeria that contained the white heroin. According to bank records, Bola Tinubu also opened a joint checking account in his name and the name of his wife, Oluremi Tinubu. Mrs. Tinubu had previously opened a joint Bank account also in the same bank with Abdrey Akande, the wife of the heroin kingpin, Adegboyega Mueez Akande.
Upon opening the account, Tinubu deposited the sum of $1,000 in traveler’s check. However, five days after opening the account, specifically, on January 4, 1990, Tinubu deposited the sum of $80,000 into the account.
According to the federal agent, in a credit application dated January 6, 1990, Bola Tinubu disclosed that he resided at 7504 South Stewart and that Mueez A. Akande was his cousin. Tinubu further stated that he was an employee of Mobil Oil Nigeria Limited, Fairfax, Virginia and his take home pay was $2,400 per month. Additionally, Tinubu stated on the application that he had no other sources of income and listed his wife, Oluremi Tinubu as co-applicant for the application for automobile loan. The loan was secured with the certificate of deposit in the amount of $10,000 which Tinubu had purchased with a withdrawal from the $80,000 deposit in his checking account.
According to the federal agent, Bank records from First heritage Bank disclosed that in 1990 alone, Bola Tinubu deposited $661,000 into his individual money market account and in 1993; he deposited the sum of $1,216,500 into the same money market account. The agent further avers that in 1991, Tinubu began opening accounts at Citibank in the section known as the world-wide personal banking unit where he transferred the sum of $560,000 from his money market account at the First Heritage Bank.
This development prompted the Federal agents to interview representatives from Mobil Oil regarding Tinubu’s employment status and his take-home pay. The Mobil Oil representatives confirmed to the investigators that Tinubu was employed by the Mobil Oil as a treasurer. Mobil Oil further told the federal agents that this position did not involve the transfer of large amounts of money between banking institutions. Mobil oil representatives also stated that under no circumstance would Tinubu be permitted to retain money belonging to Mobil Oil in accounts bearing Tinubu’s name. Finally, Mobil Oil confirmed that the corporation never had any accounts in banks in the southern suburbs of Chicago.
On January 10, 1992, the federal agents obtained a court Order freezing Tinubu’s accounts at First Heritage Bank and Citibank respectively. Thereafter, Tinubu contacted the First Heritage Bank to transfer money from his accounts and was advised that the accounts had been seized by the U.S Treasury.
On January 13, 1992, Mr. Moss, the Federal agent contacted Bola Tinubu in Nigeria by phone using a number provided to the First Heritage Bank by Tinubu himself. Mr. Moss averred that during the course of the interview, Bola Tinubu confirmed that he knew Mueez Adegboyega Akande. Tinubu further admitted during the interview with the federal agent that he had wire transferred $100,000 to Akande’s bank account in Houston and that the $80,000.00 of the funds used to open the account at First Heritage Bank had come from Akande. Tinubu further admitted that he had other accounts in Fairfax, Virginia and London.
Concluding his affidavit evidence, Mr. Moss stated that with all these evidence, there was probable cause to believe that the funds in the accounts held by First Heritage Bank and Citibank, N.A in the name of Bola Tinubu represented property that was involved in narcotics transaction in violation of the U.S law. He therefore, urged the Court to issue an order of forfeiture of the funds.
After a protracted litigation in which Bola Tinubu claimed that the monies legitimately belonged to him, his wife, Oluremi Tinubu and his surrogate mother, one Alhaja Mogaji, Bola Tinubu finally opted for a stipulated settlement with the U.S government. According to the settlement Order dated September 15, 1993; Hon. Judge John A Nordberg ordered that the sum of $460,000 held by Bola Tinubu in The First Heritage Bank account be forfeited to the United States Government. The Court also ordered the release of the funds held in the Citibank account and any money held in excess of $460,000 at the First Heritage account to Bola Tinubu in line with the agreement and stipulation reached by Tinubu with the federal agents.
Ironically, this case came up at the peak of the struggle against the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election by the Gen. Babagida-led military junta during which time Tinubu as a member and one of the leading financiers of the National democratic Coalition (NADECO) made several “pro-democracy” trips to the U.S ostensibly to press for U.S sanctions against the Nigerian junta. It is therefore doubtful whether most of those trips were actually connected with the June 12, struggle after all.
http://saharareporters.com/2008/09/15/how-us-federal-agents-succesfully-linked-bola-tinubu-drug-trafficking-ring-chicago

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