Tinubu: FBI Declines Jeffrey Guterman’s Request For Release Of File, Gives Reason
The application to release a file on Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu by retired American mental health counsellor, Jeffrey Guterman, has been denied by the Federal Bureau of Intelligence, FBI.
Guterman, in a tweet disclosing the development on Friday, said his request was rejected because, according to the FBI, “the existence of files on third-party individuals would neither be confirmed nor denied by the FBI due to unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.”
Recall that the retired mental health counsellor had last month filed a request asking the FBI to release records about Tinubu’s $460,000 forfeiture on drug trafficking in the US.
However, the FBI told Guterman that his request submission did not meet their terms of service.
He wrote, “See below a copy of the letter I received today from the @FBI regarding my request, based on the Freedom of Information Act, for the FBI file on Bola Tinubu.
“My request was rejected because, according to the FBI, the existence of files on third-party individuals will neither be confirmed nor denied by the FBI due to unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
