Tinubu Drug Allegations: US Missionary Alex Barbir Demands Release of FBI, DEA Files

American missionary Alex Barbir has called on US President Donald Trump to release outstanding records linked to a decades-old US investigation involving Nigerian President Bola Tinubu.

Barbir argued that continued withholding of the documents could have serious consequences, alleging that the concealment of the records makes US officials complicit in the deaths of Nigerians.

His comments relate to a 1990s US investigation into a Chicago-area heroin distribution network and a subsequent civil forfeiture case involving funds linked to Tinubu. Barbir urged the Trump administration to make the remaining records public.

“Tinubu is a heroin trafficker who forfeited thousands of dollars to the US government. Concealing his files from the public makes officials complicit in the killing of Nigerians,” he said.

The allegations come as litigation under the US Freedom of Information Act, FOIA, continues over requests for additional documents from agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, and Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA.

The records dispute has renewed public attention on the historical investigation and the extent of information still held by US authorities. A US lobbying firm has also reportedly circulated historical Department of Justice documents related to the matter among members of the Trump administration and Congress.

Barbir is now demanding that the outstanding files be released, arguing that Nigerians have a right to know what US authorities documented during the earlier investigation involving their country’s current president.

The claims remain allegations and should not be treated as an established finding of criminal conduct. The ongoing FOIA litigation is expected to determine whether additional records can be obtained and made public.