Bola Ahmed Tinubu opened his drug account with first Heritage Bank Country Hills, Chicago Illinois on the 29th day of December, 1989. This date coincidentally is same date the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act Cap N30 Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria came into force.

“In a country where the Law Enforcement Agents guard and protect Criminals, the direct message and implication is that Citizens should become Criminals so they can enjoy the same protection. The bigger your crime, the more security personnel attached to you. Correctional centres in my country are for small criminals or even innocent citizens while the big criminals are rewarded with powers and political positions. Ours is sincerely a sad and sorry story any day, anytime”.

The President of Nigeria by the virtue of section 130(1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) is the No.1 citizen of Nigeria and the image of the nation. This being the case, the holder or occupier of such office/position must be a person of proven integrity, rectitude, nobility and above all, a trustworthy person whom Nigerians and international community can trust and respect.

To be candid, I have heard a lot about Bola Tinubu’s involvement in drug trafficking and related matters but had taken it for a political propaganda until I did my research and confirmed same from Wikipedia. We know as a fact that Wikipedia is a proven and reliable source of information. It does not peddle or publish fake news or false information. The significant and worrisome aspect of this is that the whole world has access to this information that the flagbearer of our ruling party and possibly the “next president” of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a drug dealer. As weighty as this maybe, I thought the media/Legal team of Tinubu would challenge or controvert the information put out by Wikipedia but nobody did thereby invoking the principle of law in Patrick Offolete Vs State (2000) 7 SC.PT 1@100; Ogoejiofor Vs Ogoejiofor (2006) 1 FWLR 306 to the effect that unchallenged evidence/statement must be relied or accepted by the Court.That notwithstanding, drug trafficking and ancillary matters are criminal in nature. The standard of prove by virtue of section 135(1) of the Evidence Act requires prove beyond reasonable doubt. So, to make doubt double sure, I requested and I was availed with the certified true copies of the forfeiture proceedings in the United States Court involving Bola Tinubu. I painstaking studied the documents and was so shocked to my marrow that those heinous and heavy allegations of crimes were made against our “next president” and he neither challenged nor refuted them. The last straw that broke the carmel’s back was when his official spokesperson Mr. Festus Keyamo SAN came on channels Television and admitted thus;

1. That the documents are authentic.

2.That the Bola Tinubu that was referred to in the documents is the same person who is the APC presidential candidate and our “next president”

3.That the judgment/ruling in that case still subsist and has not been appealed against or set aside.

In view of this, i can conveniently and authoritatively make reference to the said documents but before then, the followings are some verified facts of the case;

THE VERIFIED FACTS OF THE CASE AGAINST BOLA A. TINUBU

1.Bola A.Tinubu opened a drug account with first Heritage Bank Country Hills, Chicago Illinios on the 29th day of December, 1989. Coincidentally and significantly, this was the same day the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act Cap N30 Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria came into force in Nigeria.

1. While Opening the said account, Tinubu went to the bank with one man known as Mueez Adegboyega Akande whom he referred as his uncle. Tinubu supplied his address as No. 7504 South Stewart, Chicago Illinois.

2. On the 4th day of January, 1990, Mueez Adegboyega Akande wired $80,000 into Tinubu’s account. 2days later, Tinubu completed a Credit Application for $8000 loan to use and purchase automobile. He also withdrew $20,000 from that account for the purposes of buying the automobile. In that Application, he gave his residential address as No. 7504 South Stewart, Chicago Illinois. Meanwhile, a review of trans Union Credit report showed that as at the 28th day of December, 1989, Tinubu was living at No. 7424 South Shore , Chicago Illinois and not 7504 South Stewart.

3. On the 9th day of January, 1990, Tinubu purchased a 1990 Nissan 240X with Vehicle Identification Number JN1H536P7LW121339 FOR $17,754.03. This money was paid in cash. Meanwhile, while filing the dealership form, he supplied his residential address to be 3515 Maple Lane, Hazel Crest, Illinois.

4. The US Customs confirmed that Tinubu’s address No.7504 South Stewart, Chicago, Illinois was being used as a drop off point for packages from Nigeria containing white heroin.

5. Records of Secretary of State showed that Tinubu owns a company called Globe-Link International. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) revealed that the address of the company is the same No. 7504 South Stewart…and Mueez Adegboyega Akande is a director in this company.

At this point, it is germane to find out who is this Mueez Adegboyega Akande.

For brevity sake, I will be referring to him as Akande. Akande has account with First Heritage Bank where Tinubu opened his. In fact, it was Akande that introduced Tinubu to the bank and Tinubu while filling his account opening form referred Akande as his uncle. Kevin Moss deposed that there was a man called Lee Andrew Edward who was the source of white heroin in Chicago Illinois. Lee Andrew was incarcerated for attempting to murder a Federal Agent who was executing search warrant in his premises. In the process of the execution of the search warrant, guns, cocaine, heroin and paraphernalia used in the distribution of drugs were found in his house. Investigation revealed that Lee Andrew has electronic pager where people call to place order for drugs. Investigation revealed that Mueez Adegboyega Akande subscribed to this pager.

There is another man that was arrested in the course of this investigation. His name is Abiodun Agbele. He was arrested on the 20th day of November, 1990 when he sold an ounce of white heroin to a law enforcement agent acting as undercover for $7000. Upon his arrest, he opted to cooperate with the law enforcement agents. The man’s name is Abiodun Agbele from Nigeria. Abiodun came into the United State in February, 1988 and again he identified Mueez Adegboyega Akande as his uncle. Abiodun stated that Mueez Adegboyega Akande introduced him to drugs and instructed him to serve as source of white heroin to Lee Andrew Edward before he left for Nigeria. He further stated that Akande controls the operation of white heroin distribution network from Nigeria in conjunction with other individuals in Nigeria and the United States.

Who are these individuals?

According to Kevin Moss he said “this investigation has disclosed the identity of other individuals including relatives who worked for Akande with various duties in the distribution Organisation. One of such individuals has been identified as BOLA TINUBU”.

Further investigation disclosed that Tinubu opened a joint account with his wife Oluremi. Tinubu also had a joint account with Akande. Akande’s wife Audrey opened a joint account with Tinubu’s wife Oluremi.It is also on record that Tinubu has another account in the name of Compass and investment Company Ltd wherein Agbele and Akande are directors.

It is pertinent to state that as at the material time, Bola Tinubu declared that he works with Mobil Oil Nigeria Ltd and his take home salary was $2,400 every month.(that is $28,800 per annum). He further stated that he has no other source of income. It’s then surprising and mind-blowing to see that only in 1990, someone who has no other means or source of income deposited $660,000 in his bank account and in 1991 deposited $1,216,500.

Finally, Kevin Moss stated that on 14th January, 1992, he called Tinubu on the phone with his Nigeria line and he admitted knowing Agbele and Akande and have associated with them both in Nigeria and in the United States.

It was based on these verified facts and more that a seizure warrant or forfeiture proceedings were instituted.

THE FORFEITURE PROCEEDING:

Many legal minds/luminaries have made their respective and respected submissions about the subject matter especially as it relates to the instant case. My position is not far from theirs but certainly different from that of Mr. Festus Keyamo SAN who claimed to be the best lawyer in Nigeria (private prosecutor) in utter and flagrant breach of Order 39 (2) of the Rules of Professional Conduct. In that interview with Channels television, he unequivocally stated that Tinubu was not a party to that suit which is false and misleading. It is not in dispute that Forfeiture could be Criminal or Civil but the most significant thing about the two is that “there was a commission of crime”. In other words, there cannot be forfeiture without a crime being committed. In Tinubu’s case, some of the crimes that were committed are;

1. Trafficking in Drugs that are prohibited (White Heroin)
2. Money Laundry
3. Address Fraud
4. False Information

The next question is, who committed these crimes; is it Bola Ahmed Tinubu or The Bank Account of Bola Ahmed Tinubu? It is a common knowledge that a thing is incapable of committing crime. Dennis A.Henigan wrote a book and titled it” Guns Don’t Kill People, People Kill People” Invariably, people use things to commit crime. So, it was Bola Tinubu that used his personal account to receive proceeds of drugs and withdrew same for his personal use (like the car he bought). He supplied the false addresses/information used in the delivering of narcotics/white heroin in Chicago.