Investigative Journalist, David Hundeyin has finally released the much awaited documentary on All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu drug trafficking case.
The documentary title, From Drug Lord to presidential candiate is currently trending on Twitter and other social media platforms.
It chronicles the circumstances surrounding Tinubu’s a 1993 money laundering and drug-related case in the United States.
According to the certified copy of the case, on 10 January, 1992, Magistrate Judge Rosemond of the Northern District of Illinois granted the prayer for the seizure of funds in 10 bank accounts belonging to Mr Tinubu because the US government had reasons to believe the accounts were linked to narcotic related operations.
The 10 accounts were opened at First Heritage Bank and Citi Bank in Chicago in the late 80s to early 90s.
“On January 10, 1992, applications for seizure warrants were presented to Magistrate Judge Rosemond of the Northern District of Illinois. After considering the applications and the attached affidavits, Magistrate Judge Rosemond issued seizure warrants for accounts at First Heritage Bank and Citibank in the name of Bola Tinubu. The amount Of money seized from these accounts exceeded 1.4 million dollars,” it reads.
In an affidavit he deposed to, Kevin Moss, a special agent with the US Internal Revenue Service, stated that Mr Tinubu had a link to two Chicago drug kingpins, Adegboyega Mueez Akande and Abiodun Agbele.
Mr Moss had stated that there is a connection between Mr Tinubu and the two suspected drug kingpins, particularly Mr Akande. The agent also stated that Mr Tinubu’s wife, Oluremi Tinubu, who is currently a senator, had a joint account with the wife of Mr Akande, Audrey.
The official also provided other links between Messrs Tinubu and Akande, including sharing of home address in Chicago. Also, Mr Moss questioned the inflow into the accounts vis a vis the income of Mr Tinubu as a staff of Mobil.
“According to bank records, Bola Tinubu also opened a joint checking account in his name and the name of his wife, Oluremi Tinubu, Oluremi Tinubu previously opened a joint bank account also at this bank with Audrey Akande, the wife of Adegboyega Mueez Akande,” he said.
“According to records from Citibank International, there were two additional corporate accounts held in the name of Compass Finance and Investment Company, Ltd. which were controlled by Bola Tinubu.
“The bank records from these accounts in the international division disclosed that when Bola Tinubu opened these accounts at Citibank, International, he provided certain corporate documents from Compass Finance and Investment Company Ltd. including documents identified as a memorandum of association and articles of association. Both corporate documents identified Mueez Adegboyega Akande and Abiodun Olasuyi Abele as directors of Compass Finance and Investment Company, Ltd.”
According to Mr Moss, Mobil representatives were interviewed and they stated that Mr Tinubu’s position as Treasurer of the company does not involve the transfer of large sums of money across banks.
“Representatives from Mobil Oil were interviewed regarding Tinubu’s employment status. The representatives confirmed that Tinubu was employed by Mobil Oil Nigeria Ltd. as a treasurer. This position, however, does not involve the transfer of large amounts of money between banking institutions.
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