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The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have declined request to make information about President Bola Tinubu public.

The two US agencies said Tinubu has “privacy rights that should be considered”.

Responding to a motion by Aaron Greenspan, an American who is seeking a reconsideration of an ealier ruling, the law enforcement agencies said the plaintiff is merely seeking to reargue his position on which the court has already ruled.

The agencies asked the court to deny the plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration.


“The Court properly characterized that motion as a motion for a temporary restraining order and determined that plaintiff did not satisfy his burden of showing that he would succeed on the merits as to FOIA exemptions and irreparable injury is likely, and the balance of equities favor him or granting the motion would further the public interest because Tinubu has privacy interests that should be considered,” the agencies said in their response to Greenspan’s motion.

The development comes after the US court for the district of Columbia rejected an emergency request by Greenspan on the release of the confidential information about Tinubu.

Greenspan, in the application had sought to compel the FBI, CIA, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and Internal Revenue Service (IRS), to hasten the release of Tinubu’s dossier.



Declining the request, Beryl Howell, the district judge, had said Greenspan did not meet the preconditions for granting a request of that nature.

The judge said the request “may be of a highly sensitive and private nature” and that “the subject of those documents, Bola A. Tinubu, has had no opportunity to protect his privacy interests in any such records”.

Greenspan had accused the law enforcement agencies of violating the freedom of information act by not releasing the confidential information within the stipulated time.

mohbadliveson:
You didn't achieve anything with Chicago State University certificate. What will you achieve with FBI? Exercise in futility

mohbadliveson:
You didn't achieve anything with Chicago State University certificate. What will you achieve with FBI? Exercise in futility

yarimo:
Illiterate Obidients won't read and understand how laws are in others country, they rather prefer to show how illiterate they are to the world

Confirmedzombie:
Tinubu paid millions of Dollars bribe for this - According to the headless mobs.

I can beat my chest that ndigbo are finished politically in Nigeria.

Igbos don't know how to play politics at all.

It is over for both Atiku and Obi politically.

No wonder Obi has been silent

A shame

Wisereborn:
These foreigners will not do anything that is not in their favor

I don't blame countries going the coup ways

smileyoo:
what has Igbo got to do with this ?
why must you guys always drag the peaceful igbos into every of your frivolous issues and useless local politics that doesn't even benefit anybody ?
David the journalist dragging PBAT is not an Igbo, so why not you mentioning his tribe, since you prefer to be a tribalist.
for your information, igbos don't loose sleeps over these useless politicians, therefore who becomes the president is not a big deal to us .

LeoDeKing:
This fight will be very interesting.

FBI and CIA just challenged Illiterate headless mobs to a fight.

Na today we go hear all the illegal things wey FBI and CIA dey do since 1724.

The way headless mobs go tear CIA and FBI to pieces for social media eh.

Anyway, lemme balance and watch this interesting fight.

LeoDeKing:
This fight will be very interesting.

FBI and CIA just challenged Illiterate headless mobs to a fight.

Na today we go hear all the illegal things wey FBI and CIA dey do since 1724.

The way headless mobs go tear CIA and FBI to pieces for social media eh.

Anyway, lemme balance and watch this interesting fight.

LeoDeKing:
This fight will be very interesting.

FBI and CIA just challenged Illiterate headless mobs to a fight.

Na today we go hear all the illegal things wey FBI and CIA dey do since 1724.
K
The way headless mobs go tear CIA and FBI to pieces for social media eh.

Anyway, lemme balance and watch this interesting fight.

slivertongue:
I beg to disagree