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</strong><strong data-start=”103″ data-end=”125″>WASHINGTON/ABUJA —</strong> A Washington-based Republican lobbying
and public-affairs firm, <strong data-start=”190″ data-end=”224″>Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C.</strong>, has called
on the United States government to support Nigerians demanding democracy and the rule of law, while accusing President
Bola Tinubu of using state institutions to suppress dissent and influence the 2027 presidential election.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”463″ data-end=”667″>The firm made the allegations in a statement circulated on social media,
warning that developments in Nigeria represented what it described as a threat to US interests in the country and the
wider region.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”669″ data-end=”841″>Von Batten-Montague-York alleged that Tinubu had “weaponized” Nigeria’s
law-enforcement agencies, judiciary and electoral institutions in preparation for the 2027 election.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”843″ data-end=”980″>The firm did not provide evidence in the statement establishing that the
President had directed any institution to rig the 2027 election.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”982″ data-end=”1076″>Its allegation comes as political tensions rise ahead of
Nigeria&#8217;s next presidential election.</p>
<h2 dir=”auto” data-section-id=”3nihe2″ data-start=”1078″ data-end=”1116″>Firm Cites ‘Tinubu Must Go’ Arrests</h2>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”1118″ data-end=”1276″>The lobbying firm&#8217;s statement highlighted the recent arrest of
five men in Maiduguri, Borno State, over T-shirts bearing the inscription <strong data-start=”1255″
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<p dir=”auto” data-start=”1278″ data-end=”1484″>The men — Baba Aji Gremami, Mustapha Abba Yemen, Abbacha Mohammed Ali,
Adam Umar Gubio and Abdulhamid Mohammed — were arrested on September 25 and subsequently arraigned before a Maiduguri
magistrate court.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”1486″ data-end=”1643″>Police initially charged them with criminal conspiracy, inciting
disturbance, disturbance of public peace and thuggery.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”1645″ data-end=”1781″>The Borno State Police Command has since said the men were <strong
data-start=”1704″ data-end=”1780″>not prosecuted solely because of the political message on their
clothing</strong>.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”1783″ data-end=”2094″>According to the police, officers conducting a routine patrol
allegedly found the suspects with 15 wraps of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp, 100 tablets suspected to be
D5, a shisha pot, a pair of scissors and two T-shirts bearing the “Tinubu Must Go” inscription.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”2096″ data-end=”2128″>The suspects pleaded not guilty.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”2130″ data-end=”2413″>The case has nevertheless generated criticism from civil-society
groups. Amnesty International described the arrests as arbitrary and argued that expressing political dissent through
clothing should not, by itself, constitute a criminal offence.</p><div class=”jeg_ad jeg_ad_article
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<p>The arrests sparked widespread reactions, with Nigerians insisting that if wearing a &#8220;Tinubu Must Go&#8221;
T-shirt is now considered a crime, security agencies should &#8220;start arresting all of us.&#8221;</p>
<p>Many also demanded the immediate release of the five individuals reportedly arrested in Borno State.</p>
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<p dir=”auto” data-start=”2415″ data-end=”2508″>The police have maintained that the matter should be determined
through the judicial process.</p>
<h2 dir=”auto” data-section-id=”pggvsz” data-start=”2510″ data-end=”2548″>Von Batten Invokes Tiananmen Square</h2>
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Nigerian situation to the <strong data-start=”2632″ data-end=”2675″>1989 Tiananmen Square protests in China</strong>,
saying Nigerians were “risking their lives for democracy.”</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”2737″ data-end=”2846″>The firm urged Washington to stand with Nigerians seeking what it
described as democracy and the rule of law.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”2848″ data-end=”2858″>It stated:</p><div class=”jeg_ad jeg_ad_article
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<p dir=”auto” data-start=”2862″ data-end=”2973″>“The power to change their political future rests in the hands of the
#Nigerian people, and their hands alone.”</p>
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<p dir=”auto” data-start=”2975″ data-end=”3136″>The firm nevertheless argued that the United States should support
Nigerians because, in its assessment, developments in Nigeria could affect American interests.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”3138″ data-end=”3322″>It described the alleged use of Nigerian state institutions for
political purposes as a “direct and clear threat” to US national security and interests in Nigeria and the wider
region.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”3324″ data-end=”3452″>The Tiananmen comparison is the firm&#8217;s characterization of the
situation and is not an established finding by the US government.</p>
<h2 dir=”auto” data-section-id=”1bhfafb” data-start=”3454″ data-end=”3494″>US Court Battle Over FBI, DEA Records</h2>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”3496″ data-end=”3704″>The lobbying firm&#8217;s statement also referred to an ongoing legal
dispute in the United States involving records held by the <strong data-start=”3619″ data-end=”3660″>FBI, DEA and US
Department of Justice</strong> concerning investigations involving Tinubu.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”3706″ data-end=”3911″>Tinubu has intervened in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by
American transparency activist <strong data-start=”3808″ data-end=”3827″>Aaron Greenspan</strong>, who is seeking
records concerning investigations involving the Nigerian president.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”3913″ data-end=”4198″>The requested material includes FBI records concerning Tinubu and
interview records dating from 1992 and 1993. The case also concerns records associated with a 1993 civil-forfeiture
proceeding involving approximately <strong data-start=”4130″ data-end=”4142″>$460,000</strong> linked to Tinubu.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”4200″ data-end=”4434″>Tinubu&#8217;s lawyers have asked the US District Court for the
District of Columbia to reject efforts to release additional records, arguing that privacy protections under US law
apply to the material.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”4436″ data-end=”4743″>The existence of the US litigation is established. However, <strong
data-start=”4496″ data-end=”4634″>the allegations contained in or surrounding the records should not be treated as
proof that Tinubu committed drug-trafficking offences</strong>. The litigation concerns access to government records
and the applicable exemptions and privacy protections.</p>
<h2 dir=”auto” data-section-id=”1wb3j4a” data-start=”4745″ data-end=”4786″>Electoral Allegations Remain Contested</h2>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”4788″ data-end=”4962″>The allegation that Tinubu has already “weaponized” Nigeria&#8217;s
electoral institutions to rig the 2027 presidential election remains an <strong data-start=”4922″
data-end=”4961″>allegation, not an established fact</strong>.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”4964″ data-end=”5088″>The 2027 election has nevertheless generated growing disputes over the
independence of political and electoral institutions.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”5090″ data-end=”5400″>Opposition politicians and other critics have separately accused the
administration of using state institutions against political opponents. For example, opposition figures have raised
concerns over judicial decisions affecting political parties and the electoral process.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”5402″ data-end=”5616″>Such allegations are politically contested, and the specific claim
that the 2027 presidential election has been rigged in advance cannot presently be established from the evidence cited
by Von Batten-Montague-York.</p>
<h2 dir=”auto” data-section-id=”axcp3q” data-start=”5618″ data-end=”5646″>Firm Calls for US Support</h2>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”5648″ data-end=”5795″>Von Batten-Montague-York&#8217;s intervention places the Nigerian
political dispute within a broader US foreign-policy and democratic-governance context.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”5797″ data-end=”5919″>The firm urged the US government to support Nigerians demanding
democratic accountability and respect for the rule of law.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”5921″ data-end=”6127″>Its statement comes as political mobilisation intensifies ahead of the
2027 election and as opposition groups challenge aspects of the government&#8217;s handling of dissent, the judiciary
and electoral politics.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”6129″ data-end=”6470″>For now, the <strong data-start=”6142″ data-end=”6237″>arrests in
Borno and the US litigation over FBI and DEA records are documented developments.</strong></p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”6129″ data-end=”6470″>However, the firm&#8217;s broader allegations that President Tinubu
has deliberately weaponised state institutions to rig the 2027 election remain allegations.</p>
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#000000;\”>TD<\/span><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong data-start=\”103\” data-end=\”125\”>WASHINGTON\/ABUJA
\u2014<\/strong> A Washington-based Republican lobbying and public-affairs firm, <strong data-start=\”190\”
data-end=\”224\”>Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C.<\/strong>, has called on the United States government to support
Nigerians demanding democracy and the rule of law, while accusing President Bola Tinubu of using state institutions to
suppress dissent and influence the 2027 presidential election.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”463\”
data-end=\”667\”>The firm made the allegations in a statement circulated on social media, warning that developments in
Nigeria represented what it described as a threat to US interests in the country and the wider region.<\/p>\r\n<p
dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”669\” data-end=\”841\”>Von Batten-Montague-York alleged that Tinubu had
\u201cweaponized\u201d Nigeria\u2019s law-enforcement agencies, judiciary and electoral institutions in preparation
for the 2027 election.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”843\” data-end=\”980\”>The firm did not provide evidence
in the statement establishing that the President had directed any institution to rig the 2027 election.<\/p>\r\n<p
dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”982\” data-end=\”1076\”>Its allegation comes as political tensions rise ahead of Nigeria’s
next presidential election.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 dir=\”auto\” data-section-id=\”3nihe2\” data-start=\”1078\”
data-end=\”1116\”>Firm Cites \u2018Tinubu Must Go\u2019 Arrests<\/h2>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”1118\”
data-end=\”1276\”>The lobbying firm’s statement highlighted the recent arrest of five men in Maiduguri, Borno State,
over T-shirts bearing the inscription <strong data-start=\”1255\” data-end=\”1276\”>\u201cTinubu Must
Go.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”1278\” data-end=\”1484\”>The men \u2014 Baba Aji Gremami,
Mustapha Abba Yemen, Abbacha Mohammed Ali, Adam Umar Gubio and Abdulhamid Mohammed \u2014 were arrested on September
25 and subsequently arraigned before a Maiduguri magistrate court.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”1486\”
data-end=\”1643\”>Police initially charged them with criminal conspiracy, inciting disturbance, disturbance of public
peace and thuggery.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”1645\” data-end=\”1781\”>The Borno State Police Command has
since said the men were <strong data-start=\”1704\” data-end=\”1780\”>not prosecuted solely because of the political
message on their clothing<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”1783\” data-end=\”2094\”>According to the
police, officers conducting a routine patrol allegedly found the suspects with 15 wraps of dried leaves suspected to
be Indian hemp, 100 tablets suspected to be D5, a shisha pot, a pair of scissors and two T-shirts bearing the
\u201cTinubu Must Go\u201d inscription.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”2096\” data-end=\”2128\”>The suspects
pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”2130\” data-end=\”2413\”>The case has nevertheless generated
criticism from civil-society groups. Amnesty International described the arrests as arbitrary and argued that
expressing political dissent through clothing should not, by itself, constitute a criminal
offence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nThe arrests sparked widespread reactions, with Nigerians insisting that if wearing a
\”Tinubu Must Go\” T-shirt is now considered a crime, security agencies should \”start arresting all of
us.\”\r\n\r\nMany also demanded the immediate release of the five individuals reportedly arrested in Borno
State.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”2415\” data-end=\”2508\”>The police have maintained that the
matter should be determined through the judicial process.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 dir=\”auto\” data-section-id=\”pggvsz\”
data-start=\”2510\” data-end=\”2548\”>Von Batten Invokes Tiananmen Square<\/h2>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”2550\”
data-end=\”2735\”>In its <a href=\”https:\/\/x.com\/batten_von\/status\/2105502918979854767?s=20\”>statement<\/a>, Von
Batten-Montague-York compared the Nigerian situation to the <strong data-start=\”2632\” data-end=\”2675\”>1989
Tiananmen Square protests in China<\/strong>, saying Nigerians were \u201crisking their lives for
democracy.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”2737\” data-end=\”2846\”>The firm urged Washington to stand with
Nigerians seeking what it described as democracy and the rule of law.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”2848\”
data-end=\”2858\”>It stated:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote data-start=\”2860\” data-end=\”2973\”>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\”
data-start=\”2862\” data-end=\”2973\”>\u201cThe power to change their political future rests in the hands of the
#Nigerian people, and their hands alone.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”2975\”
data-end=\”3136\”>The firm nevertheless argued that the United States should support Nigerians because, in its
assessment, developments in Nigeria could affect American interests.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”3138\”
data-end=\”3322\”>It described the alleged use of Nigerian state institutions for political purposes as a \u201cdirect
and clear threat\u201d to US national security and interests in Nigeria and the wider region.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\”
data-start=\”3324\” data-end=\”3452\”>The Tiananmen comparison is the firm’s characterization of the situation and is
not an established finding by the US government.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 dir=\”auto\” data-section-id=\”1bhfafb\”
data-start=\”3454\” data-end=\”3494\”>US Court Battle Over FBI, DEA Records<\/h2>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\”
data-start=\”3496\” data-end=\”3704\”>The lobbying firm’s statement also referred to an ongoing legal dispute in the
United States involving records held by the <strong data-start=\”3619\” data-end=\”3660\”>FBI, DEA and US Department
of Justice<\/strong> concerning investigations involving Tinubu.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”3706\”
data-end=\”3911\”>Tinubu has intervened in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by American transparency
activist <strong data-start=\”3808\” data-end=\”3827\”>Aaron Greenspan<\/strong>, who is seeking records concerning
investigations involving the Nigerian president.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”3913\” data-end=\”4198\”>The
requested material includes FBI records concerning Tinubu and interview records dating from 1992 and 1993. The case
also concerns records associated with a 1993 civil-forfeiture proceeding involving approximately <strong
data-start=\”4130\” data-end=\”4142\”>$460,000<\/strong> linked to Tinubu.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”4200\”
data-end=\”4434\”>Tinubu’s lawyers have asked the US District Court for the District of Columbia to reject efforts to
release additional records, arguing that privacy protections under US law apply to the material.<\/p>\r\n<p
dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”4436\” data-end=\”4743\”>The existence of the US litigation is established. However, <strong
data-start=\”4496\” data-end=\”4634\”>the allegations contained in or surrounding the records should not be treated as
proof that Tinubu committed drug-trafficking offences<\/strong>. The litigation concerns access to government records
and the applicable exemptions and privacy protections.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 dir=\”auto\” data-section-id=\”1wb3j4a\”
data-start=\”4745\” data-end=\”4786\”>Electoral Allegations Remain Contested<\/h2>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\”
data-start=\”4788\” data-end=\”4962\”>The allegation that Tinubu has already \u201cweaponized\u201d Nigeria’s
electoral institutions to rig the 2027 presidential election remains an <strong data-start=\”4922\”
data-end=\”4961\”>allegation, not an established fact<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”4964\”
data-end=\”5088\”>The 2027 election has nevertheless generated growing disputes over the independence of political and
electoral institutions.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”5090\” data-end=\”5400\”>Opposition politicians and other
critics have separately accused the administration of using state institutions against political opponents. For
example, opposition figures have raised concerns over judicial decisions affecting political parties and the electoral
process.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”5402\” data-end=\”5616\”>Such allegations are politically contested, and
the specific claim that the 2027 presidential election has been rigged in advance cannot presently be established from
the evidence cited by Von Batten-Montague-York.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 dir=\”auto\” data-section-id=\”axcp3q\”
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firm urged the US government to support Nigerians demanding democratic accountability and respect for the rule of
law.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”5921\” data-end=\”6127\”>Its statement comes as political mobilisation
intensifies ahead of the 2027 election and as opposition groups challenge aspects of the government’s handling of
dissent, the judiciary and electoral politics.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”6129\” data-end=\”6470\”>For now,
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<h1 class=”jeg_post_title”>Tinubu Weaponising Security Agencies, Judiciary, INEC To Rig 2027 Presidential
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</strong><strong data-start=”103″ data-end=”125″>WASHINGTON/ABUJA —</strong> A Washington-based Republican lobbying
and public-affairs firm, <strong data-start=”190″ data-end=”224″>Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C.</strong>, has called
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Nigeria&#8217;s next presidential election.</p>
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<p dir=”auto” data-start=”1278″ data-end=”1484″>The men — Baba Aji Gremami, Mustapha Abba Yemen, Abbacha Mohammed Ali,
Adam Umar Gubio and Abdulhamid Mohammed — were arrested on September 25 and subsequently arraigned before a Maiduguri
magistrate court.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”1486″ data-end=”1643″>Police initially charged them with criminal conspiracy, inciting
disturbance, disturbance of public peace and thuggery.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”1645″ data-end=”1781″>The Borno State Police Command has since said the men were <strong
data-start=”1704″ data-end=”1780″>not prosecuted solely because of the political message on their
clothing</strong>.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”1783″ data-end=”2094″>According to the police, officers conducting a routine patrol
allegedly found the suspects with 15 wraps of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp, 100 tablets suspected to be
D5, a shisha pot, a pair of scissors and two T-shirts bearing the “Tinubu Must Go” inscription.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”2096″ data-end=”2128″>The suspects pleaded not guilty.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”2130″ data-end=”2413″>The case has nevertheless generated criticism from civil-society
groups. Amnesty International described the arrests as arbitrary and argued that expressing political dissent through
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<p>The arrests sparked widespread reactions, with Nigerians insisting that if wearing a &#8220;Tinubu Must Go&#8221;
T-shirt is now considered a crime, security agencies should &#8220;start arresting all of us.&#8221;</p>
<p>Many also demanded the immediate release of the five individuals reportedly arrested in Borno State.</p>
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<p dir=”auto” data-start=”2415″ data-end=”2508″>The police have maintained that the matter should be determined
through the judicial process.</p>
<h2 dir=”auto” data-section-id=”pggvsz” data-start=”2510″ data-end=”2548″>Von Batten Invokes Tiananmen Square</h2>
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Nigerian situation to the <strong data-start=”2632″ data-end=”2675″>1989 Tiananmen Square protests in China</strong>,
saying Nigerians were “risking their lives for democracy.”</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”2737″ data-end=”2846″>The firm urged Washington to stand with Nigerians seeking what it
described as democracy and the rule of law.</p>
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<p dir=”auto” data-start=”2862″ data-end=”2973″>“The power to change their political future rests in the hands of the
#Nigerian people, and their hands alone.”</p>
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<p dir=”auto” data-start=”2975″ data-end=”3136″>The firm nevertheless argued that the United States should support
Nigerians because, in its assessment, developments in Nigeria could affect American interests.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”3138″ data-end=”3322″>It described the alleged use of Nigerian state institutions for
political purposes as a “direct and clear threat” to US national security and interests in Nigeria and the wider
region.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”3324″ data-end=”3452″>The Tiananmen comparison is the firm&#8217;s characterization of the
situation and is not an established finding by the US government.</p>
<h2 dir=”auto” data-section-id=”1bhfafb” data-start=”3454″ data-end=”3494″>US Court Battle Over FBI, DEA Records</h2>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”3496″ data-end=”3704″>The lobbying firm&#8217;s statement also referred to an ongoing legal
dispute in the United States involving records held by the <strong data-start=”3619″ data-end=”3660″>FBI, DEA and US
Department of Justice</strong> concerning investigations involving Tinubu.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”3706″ data-end=”3911″>Tinubu has intervened in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by
American transparency activist <strong data-start=”3808″ data-end=”3827″>Aaron Greenspan</strong>, who is seeking
records concerning investigations involving the Nigerian president.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”3913″ data-end=”4198″>The requested material includes FBI records concerning Tinubu and
interview records dating from 1992 and 1993. The case also concerns records associated with a 1993 civil-forfeiture
proceeding involving approximately <strong data-start=”4130″ data-end=”4142″>$460,000</strong> linked to Tinubu.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”4200″ data-end=”4434″>Tinubu&#8217;s lawyers have asked the US District Court for the
District of Columbia to reject efforts to release additional records, arguing that privacy protections under US law
apply to the material.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”4436″ data-end=”4743″>The existence of the US litigation is established. However, <strong
data-start=”4496″ data-end=”4634″>the allegations contained in or surrounding the records should not be treated as
proof that Tinubu committed drug-trafficking offences</strong>. The litigation concerns access to government records
and the applicable exemptions and privacy protections.</p>
<h2 dir=”auto” data-section-id=”1wb3j4a” data-start=”4745″ data-end=”4786″>Electoral Allegations Remain Contested</h2>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”4788″ data-end=”4962″>The allegation that Tinubu has already “weaponized” Nigeria&#8217;s
electoral institutions to rig the 2027 presidential election remains an <strong data-start=”4922″
data-end=”4961″>allegation, not an established fact</strong>.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”4964″ data-end=”5088″>The 2027 election has nevertheless generated growing disputes over the
independence of political and electoral institutions.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”5090″ data-end=”5400″>Opposition politicians and other critics have separately accused the
administration of using state institutions against political opponents. For example, opposition figures have raised
concerns over judicial decisions affecting political parties and the electoral process.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”5402″ data-end=”5616″>Such allegations are politically contested, and the specific claim
that the 2027 presidential election has been rigged in advance cannot presently be established from the evidence cited
by Von Batten-Montague-York.</p>
<h2 dir=”auto” data-section-id=”axcp3q” data-start=”5618″ data-end=”5646″>Firm Calls for US Support</h2>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”5648″ data-end=”5795″>Von Batten-Montague-York&#8217;s intervention places the Nigerian
political dispute within a broader US foreign-policy and democratic-governance context.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”5797″ data-end=”5919″>The firm urged the US government to support Nigerians demanding
democratic accountability and respect for the rule of law.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”5921″ data-end=”6127″>Its statement comes as political mobilisation intensifies ahead of the
2027 election and as opposition groups challenge aspects of the government&#8217;s handling of dissent, the judiciary
and electoral politics.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”6129″ data-end=”6470″>For now, the <strong data-start=”6142″ data-end=”6237″>arrests in
Borno and the US litigation over FBI and DEA records are documented developments.</strong></p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”6129″ data-end=”6470″>However, the firm&#8217;s broader allegations that President Tinubu
has deliberately weaponised state institutions to rig the 2027 election remain allegations.</p>
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Batten”,”articleBody”:”<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”103\” data-end=\”461\”><a href=\”https:\/\/thisdawn.com\/\”><span
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#000000;\”>TD<\/span><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong data-start=\”103\” data-end=\”125\”>WASHINGTON\/ABUJA
\u2014<\/strong> A Washington-based Republican lobbying and public-affairs firm, <strong data-start=\”190\”
data-end=\”224\”>Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C.<\/strong>, has called on the United States government to support
Nigerians demanding democracy and the rule of law, while accusing President Bola Tinubu of using state institutions to
suppress dissent and influence the 2027 presidential election.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”463\”
data-end=\”667\”>The firm made the allegations in a statement circulated on social media, warning that developments in
Nigeria represented what it described as a threat to US interests in the country and the wider region.<\/p>\r\n<p
dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”669\” data-end=\”841\”>Von Batten-Montague-York alleged that Tinubu had
\u201cweaponized\u201d Nigeria\u2019s law-enforcement agencies, judiciary and electoral institutions in preparation
for the 2027 election.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”843\” data-end=\”980\”>The firm did not provide evidence
in the statement establishing that the President had directed any institution to rig the 2027 election.<\/p>\r\n<p
dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”982\” data-end=\”1076\”>Its allegation comes as political tensions rise ahead of Nigeria’s
next presidential election.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 dir=\”auto\” data-section-id=\”3nihe2\” data-start=\”1078\”
data-end=\”1116\”>Firm Cites \u2018Tinubu Must Go\u2019 Arrests<\/h2>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”1118\”
data-end=\”1276\”>The lobbying firm’s statement highlighted the recent arrest of five men in Maiduguri, Borno State,
over T-shirts bearing the inscription <strong data-start=\”1255\” data-end=\”1276\”>\u201cTinubu Must
Go.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”1278\” data-end=\”1484\”>The men \u2014 Baba Aji Gremami,
Mustapha Abba Yemen, Abbacha Mohammed Ali, Adam Umar Gubio and Abdulhamid Mohammed \u2014 were arrested on September
25 and subsequently arraigned before a Maiduguri magistrate court.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”1486\”
data-end=\”1643\”>Police initially charged them with criminal conspiracy, inciting disturbance, disturbance of public
peace and thuggery.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”1645\” data-end=\”1781\”>The Borno State Police Command has
since said the men were <strong data-start=\”1704\” data-end=\”1780\”>not prosecuted solely because of the political
message on their clothing<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”1783\” data-end=\”2094\”>According to the
police, officers conducting a routine patrol allegedly found the suspects with 15 wraps of dried leaves suspected to
be Indian hemp, 100 tablets suspected to be D5, a shisha pot, a pair of scissors and two T-shirts bearing the
\u201cTinubu Must Go\u201d inscription.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”2096\” data-end=\”2128\”>The suspects
pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”2130\” data-end=\”2413\”>The case has nevertheless generated
criticism from civil-society groups. Amnesty International described the arrests as arbitrary and argued that
expressing political dissent through clothing should not, by itself, constitute a criminal
offence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nThe arrests sparked widespread reactions, with Nigerians insisting that if wearing a
\”Tinubu Must Go\” T-shirt is now considered a crime, security agencies should \”start arresting all of
us.\”\r\n\r\nMany also demanded the immediate release of the five individuals reportedly arrested in Borno
State.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”2415\” data-end=\”2508\”>The police have maintained that the
matter should be determined through the judicial process.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 dir=\”auto\” data-section-id=\”pggvsz\”
data-start=\”2510\” data-end=\”2548\”>Von Batten Invokes Tiananmen Square<\/h2>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”2550\”
data-end=\”2735\”>In its <a href=\”https:\/\/x.com\/batten_von\/status\/2105502918979854767?s=20\”>statement<\/a>, Von
Batten-Montague-York compared the Nigerian situation to the <strong data-start=\”2632\” data-end=\”2675\”>1989
Tiananmen Square protests in China<\/strong>, saying Nigerians were \u201crisking their lives for
democracy.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”2737\” data-end=\”2846\”>The firm urged Washington to stand with
Nigerians seeking what it described as democracy and the rule of law.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”2848\”
data-end=\”2858\”>It stated:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote data-start=\”2860\” data-end=\”2973\”>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\”
data-start=\”2862\” data-end=\”2973\”>\u201cThe power to change their political future rests in the hands of the
#Nigerian people, and their hands alone.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”2975\”
data-end=\”3136\”>The firm nevertheless argued that the United States should support Nigerians because, in its
assessment, developments in Nigeria could affect American interests.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”3138\”
data-end=\”3322\”>It described the alleged use of Nigerian state institutions for political purposes as a \u201cdirect
and clear threat\u201d to US national security and interests in Nigeria and the wider region.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\”
data-start=\”3324\” data-end=\”3452\”>The Tiananmen comparison is the firm’s characterization of the situation and is
not an established finding by the US government.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 dir=\”auto\” data-section-id=\”1bhfafb\”
data-start=\”3454\” data-end=\”3494\”>US Court Battle Over FBI, DEA Records<\/h2>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\”
data-start=\”3496\” data-end=\”3704\”>The lobbying firm’s statement also referred to an ongoing legal dispute in the
United States involving records held by the <strong data-start=\”3619\” data-end=\”3660\”>FBI, DEA and US Department
of Justice<\/strong> concerning investigations involving Tinubu.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”3706\”
data-end=\”3911\”>Tinubu has intervened in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by American transparency
activist <strong data-start=\”3808\” data-end=\”3827\”>Aaron Greenspan<\/strong>, who is seeking records concerning
investigations involving the Nigerian president.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”3913\” data-end=\”4198\”>The
requested material includes FBI records concerning Tinubu and interview records dating from 1992 and 1993. The case
also concerns records associated with a 1993 civil-forfeiture proceeding involving approximately <strong
data-start=\”4130\” data-end=\”4142\”>$460,000<\/strong> linked to Tinubu.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”4200\”
data-end=\”4434\”>Tinubu’s lawyers have asked the US District Court for the District of Columbia to reject efforts to
release additional records, arguing that privacy protections under US law apply to the material.<\/p>\r\n<p
dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”4436\” data-end=\”4743\”>The existence of the US litigation is established. However, <strong
data-start=\”4496\” data-end=\”4634\”>the allegations contained in or surrounding the records should not be treated as
proof that Tinubu committed drug-trafficking offences<\/strong>. The litigation concerns access to government records
and the applicable exemptions and privacy protections.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 dir=\”auto\” data-section-id=\”1wb3j4a\”
data-start=\”4745\” data-end=\”4786\”>Electoral Allegations Remain Contested<\/h2>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\”
data-start=\”4788\” data-end=\”4962\”>The allegation that Tinubu has already \u201cweaponized\u201d Nigeria’s
electoral institutions to rig the 2027 presidential election remains an <strong data-start=\”4922\”
data-end=\”4961\”>allegation, not an established fact<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”4964\”
data-end=\”5088\”>The 2027 election has nevertheless generated growing disputes over the independence of political and
electoral institutions.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”5090\” data-end=\”5400\”>Opposition politicians and other
critics have separately accused the administration of using state institutions against political opponents. For
example, opposition figures have raised concerns over judicial decisions affecting political parties and the electoral
process.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”5402\” data-end=\”5616\”>Such allegations are politically contested, and
the specific claim that the 2027 presidential election has been rigged in advance cannot presently be established from
the evidence cited by Von Batten-Montague-York.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 dir=\”auto\” data-section-id=\”axcp3q\”
data-start=\”5618\” data-end=\”5646\”>Firm Calls for US Support<\/h2>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”5648\”
data-end=\”5795\”>Von Batten-Montague-York’s intervention places the Nigerian political dispute within a broader US
foreign-policy and democratic-governance context.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”5797\” data-end=\”5919\”>The
firm urged the US government to support Nigerians demanding democratic accountability and respect for the rule of
law.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”5921\” data-end=\”6127\”>Its statement comes as political mobilisation
intensifies ahead of the 2027 election and as opposition groups challenge aspects of the government’s handling of
dissent, the judiciary and electoral politics.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”6129\” data-end=\”6470\”>For now,
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</strong><strong data-start=”103″ data-end=”125″>WASHINGTON/ABUJA —</strong> A Washington-based Republican lobbying
and public-affairs firm, <strong data-start=”190″ data-end=”224″>Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C.</strong>, has called
on the United States government to support Nigerians demanding democracy and the rule of law, while accusing President
Bola Tinubu of using state institutions to suppress dissent and influence the 2027 presidential election.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”463″ data-end=”667″>The firm made the allegations in a statement circulated on social media,
warning that developments in Nigeria represented what it described as a threat to US interests in the country and the
wider region.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”669″ data-end=”841″>Von Batten-Montague-York alleged that Tinubu had “weaponized” Nigeria’s
law-enforcement agencies, judiciary and electoral institutions in preparation for the 2027 election.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”843″ data-end=”980″>The firm did not provide evidence in the statement establishing that the
President had directed any institution to rig the 2027 election.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”982″ data-end=”1076″>Its allegation comes as political tensions rise ahead of
Nigeria&#8217;s next presidential election.</p>
<h2 dir=”auto” data-section-id=”3nihe2″ data-start=”1078″ data-end=”1116″>Firm Cites ‘Tinubu Must Go’ Arrests</h2>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”1118″ data-end=”1276″>The lobbying firm&#8217;s statement highlighted the recent arrest of
five men in Maiduguri, Borno State, over T-shirts bearing the inscription <strong data-start=”1255″
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<p dir=”auto” data-start=”1278″ data-end=”1484″>The men — Baba Aji Gremami, Mustapha Abba Yemen, Abbacha Mohammed Ali,
Adam Umar Gubio and Abdulhamid Mohammed — were arrested on September 25 and subsequently arraigned before a Maiduguri
magistrate court.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”1486″ data-end=”1643″>Police initially charged them with criminal conspiracy, inciting
disturbance, disturbance of public peace and thuggery.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”1645″ data-end=”1781″>The Borno State Police Command has since said the men were <strong
data-start=”1704″ data-end=”1780″>not prosecuted solely because of the political message on their
clothing</strong>.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”1783″ data-end=”2094″>According to the police, officers conducting a routine patrol
allegedly found the suspects with 15 wraps of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp, 100 tablets suspected to be
D5, a shisha pot, a pair of scissors and two T-shirts bearing the “Tinubu Must Go” inscription.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”2096″ data-end=”2128″>The suspects pleaded not guilty.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”2130″ data-end=”2413″>The case has nevertheless generated criticism from civil-society
groups. Amnesty International described the arrests as arbitrary and argued that expressing political dissent through
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<p>The arrests sparked widespread reactions, with Nigerians insisting that if wearing a &#8220;Tinubu Must Go&#8221;
T-shirt is now considered a crime, security agencies should &#8220;start arresting all of us.&#8221;</p>
<p>Many also demanded the immediate release of the five individuals reportedly arrested in Borno State.</p>
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<p dir=”auto” data-start=”2415″ data-end=”2508″>The police have maintained that the matter should be determined
through the judicial process.</p>
<h2 dir=”auto” data-section-id=”pggvsz” data-start=”2510″ data-end=”2548″>Von Batten Invokes Tiananmen Square</h2>
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Nigerian situation to the <strong data-start=”2632″ data-end=”2675″>1989 Tiananmen Square protests in China</strong>,
saying Nigerians were “risking their lives for democracy.”</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”2737″ data-end=”2846″>The firm urged Washington to stand with Nigerians seeking what it
described as democracy and the rule of law.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”2848″ data-end=”2858″>It stated:</p><div class=”jeg_ad jeg_ad_article
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<p dir=”auto” data-start=”2862″ data-end=”2973″>“The power to change their political future rests in the hands of the
#Nigerian people, and their hands alone.”</p>
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<p dir=”auto” data-start=”2975″ data-end=”3136″>The firm nevertheless argued that the United States should support
Nigerians because, in its assessment, developments in Nigeria could affect American interests.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”3138″ data-end=”3322″>It described the alleged use of Nigerian state institutions for
political purposes as a “direct and clear threat” to US national security and interests in Nigeria and the wider
region.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”3324″ data-end=”3452″>The Tiananmen comparison is the firm&#8217;s characterization of the
situation and is not an established finding by the US government.</p>
<h2 dir=”auto” data-section-id=”1bhfafb” data-start=”3454″ data-end=”3494″>US Court Battle Over FBI, DEA Records</h2>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”3496″ data-end=”3704″>The lobbying firm&#8217;s statement also referred to an ongoing legal
dispute in the United States involving records held by the <strong data-start=”3619″ data-end=”3660″>FBI, DEA and US
Department of Justice</strong> concerning investigations involving Tinubu.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”3706″ data-end=”3911″>Tinubu has intervened in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by
American transparency activist <strong data-start=”3808″ data-end=”3827″>Aaron Greenspan</strong>, who is seeking
records concerning investigations involving the Nigerian president.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”3913″ data-end=”4198″>The requested material includes FBI records concerning Tinubu and
interview records dating from 1992 and 1993. The case also concerns records associated with a 1993 civil-forfeiture
proceeding involving approximately <strong data-start=”4130″ data-end=”4142″>$460,000</strong> linked to Tinubu.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”4200″ data-end=”4434″>Tinubu&#8217;s lawyers have asked the US District Court for the
District of Columbia to reject efforts to release additional records, arguing that privacy protections under US law
apply to the material.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”4436″ data-end=”4743″>The existence of the US litigation is established. However, <strong
data-start=”4496″ data-end=”4634″>the allegations contained in or surrounding the records should not be treated as
proof that Tinubu committed drug-trafficking offences</strong>. The litigation concerns access to government records
and the applicable exemptions and privacy protections.</p>
<h2 dir=”auto” data-section-id=”1wb3j4a” data-start=”4745″ data-end=”4786″>Electoral Allegations Remain Contested</h2>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”4788″ data-end=”4962″>The allegation that Tinubu has already “weaponized” Nigeria&#8217;s
electoral institutions to rig the 2027 presidential election remains an <strong data-start=”4922″
data-end=”4961″>allegation, not an established fact</strong>.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”4964″ data-end=”5088″>The 2027 election has nevertheless generated growing disputes over the
independence of political and electoral institutions.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”5090″ data-end=”5400″>Opposition politicians and other critics have separately accused the
administration of using state institutions against political opponents. For example, opposition figures have raised
concerns over judicial decisions affecting political parties and the electoral process.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”5402″ data-end=”5616″>Such allegations are politically contested, and the specific claim
that the 2027 presidential election has been rigged in advance cannot presently be established from the evidence cited
by Von Batten-Montague-York.</p>
<h2 dir=”auto” data-section-id=”axcp3q” data-start=”5618″ data-end=”5646″>Firm Calls for US Support</h2>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”5648″ data-end=”5795″>Von Batten-Montague-York&#8217;s intervention places the Nigerian
political dispute within a broader US foreign-policy and democratic-governance context.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”5797″ data-end=”5919″>The firm urged the US government to support Nigerians demanding
democratic accountability and respect for the rule of law.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”5921″ data-end=”6127″>Its statement comes as political mobilisation intensifies ahead of the
2027 election and as opposition groups challenge aspects of the government&#8217;s handling of dissent, the judiciary
and electoral politics.</p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”6129″ data-end=”6470″>For now, the <strong data-start=”6142″ data-end=”6237″>arrests in
Borno and the US litigation over FBI and DEA records are documented developments.</strong></p>
<p dir=”auto” data-start=”6129″ data-end=”6470″>However, the firm&#8217;s broader allegations that President Tinubu
has deliberately weaponised state institutions to rig the 2027 election remain allegations.</p>
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#000000;\”>TD<\/span><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong data-start=\”103\” data-end=\”125\”>WASHINGTON\/ABUJA
\u2014<\/strong> A Washington-based Republican lobbying and public-affairs firm, <strong data-start=\”190\”
data-end=\”224\”>Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C.<\/strong>, has called on the United States government to support
Nigerians demanding democracy and the rule of law, while accusing President Bola Tinubu of using state institutions to
suppress dissent and influence the 2027 presidential election.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”463\”
data-end=\”667\”>The firm made the allegations in a statement circulated on social media, warning that developments in
Nigeria represented what it described as a threat to US interests in the country and the wider region.<\/p>\r\n<p
dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”669\” data-end=\”841\”>Von Batten-Montague-York alleged that Tinubu had
\u201cweaponized\u201d Nigeria\u2019s law-enforcement agencies, judiciary and electoral institutions in preparation
for the 2027 election.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”843\” data-end=\”980\”>The firm did not provide evidence
in the statement establishing that the President had directed any institution to rig the 2027 election.<\/p>\r\n<p
dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”982\” data-end=\”1076\”>Its allegation comes as political tensions rise ahead of Nigeria’s
next presidential election.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 dir=\”auto\” data-section-id=\”3nihe2\” data-start=\”1078\”
data-end=\”1116\”>Firm Cites \u2018Tinubu Must Go\u2019 Arrests<\/h2>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”1118\”
data-end=\”1276\”>The lobbying firm’s statement highlighted the recent arrest of five men in Maiduguri, Borno State,
over T-shirts bearing the inscription <strong data-start=\”1255\” data-end=\”1276\”>\u201cTinubu Must
Go.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”1278\” data-end=\”1484\”>The men \u2014 Baba Aji Gremami,
Mustapha Abba Yemen, Abbacha Mohammed Ali, Adam Umar Gubio and Abdulhamid Mohammed \u2014 were arrested on September
25 and subsequently arraigned before a Maiduguri magistrate court.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”1486\”
data-end=\”1643\”>Police initially charged them with criminal conspiracy, inciting disturbance, disturbance of public
peace and thuggery.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”1645\” data-end=\”1781\”>The Borno State Police Command has
since said the men were <strong data-start=\”1704\” data-end=\”1780\”>not prosecuted solely because of the political
message on their clothing<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”1783\” data-end=\”2094\”>According to the
police, officers conducting a routine patrol allegedly found the suspects with 15 wraps of dried leaves suspected to
be Indian hemp, 100 tablets suspected to be D5, a shisha pot, a pair of scissors and two T-shirts bearing the
\u201cTinubu Must Go\u201d inscription.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”2096\” data-end=\”2128\”>The suspects
pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”2130\” data-end=\”2413\”>The case has nevertheless generated
criticism from civil-society groups. Amnesty International described the arrests as arbitrary and argued that
expressing political dissent through clothing should not, by itself, constitute a criminal
offence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nThe arrests sparked widespread reactions, with Nigerians insisting that if wearing a
\”Tinubu Must Go\” T-shirt is now considered a crime, security agencies should \”start arresting all of
us.\”\r\n\r\nMany also demanded the immediate release of the five individuals reportedly arrested in Borno
State.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”2415\” data-end=\”2508\”>The police have maintained that the
matter should be determined through the judicial process.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 dir=\”auto\” data-section-id=\”pggvsz\”
data-start=\”2510\” data-end=\”2548\”>Von Batten Invokes Tiananmen Square<\/h2>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”2550\”
data-end=\”2735\”>In its <a href=\”https:\/\/x.com\/batten_von\/status\/2105502918979854767?s=20\”>statement<\/a>, Von
Batten-Montague-York compared the Nigerian situation to the <strong data-start=\”2632\” data-end=\”2675\”>1989
Tiananmen Square protests in China<\/strong>, saying Nigerians were \u201crisking their lives for
democracy.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”2737\” data-end=\”2846\”>The firm urged Washington to stand with
Nigerians seeking what it described as democracy and the rule of law.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”2848\”
data-end=\”2858\”>It stated:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote data-start=\”2860\” data-end=\”2973\”>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\”
data-start=\”2862\” data-end=\”2973\”>\u201cThe power to change their political future rests in the hands of the
#Nigerian people, and their hands alone.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”2975\”
data-end=\”3136\”>The firm nevertheless argued that the United States should support Nigerians because, in its
assessment, developments in Nigeria could affect American interests.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”3138\”
data-end=\”3322\”>It described the alleged use of Nigerian state institutions for political purposes as a \u201cdirect
and clear threat\u201d to US national security and interests in Nigeria and the wider region.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\”
data-start=\”3324\” data-end=\”3452\”>The Tiananmen comparison is the firm’s characterization of the situation and is
not an established finding by the US government.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 dir=\”auto\” data-section-id=\”1bhfafb\”
data-start=\”3454\” data-end=\”3494\”>US Court Battle Over FBI, DEA Records<\/h2>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\”
data-start=\”3496\” data-end=\”3704\”>The lobbying firm’s statement also referred to an ongoing legal dispute in the
United States involving records held by the <strong data-start=\”3619\” data-end=\”3660\”>FBI, DEA and US Department
of Justice<\/strong> concerning investigations involving Tinubu.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”3706\”
data-end=\”3911\”>Tinubu has intervened in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by American transparency
activist <strong data-start=\”3808\” data-end=\”3827\”>Aaron Greenspan<\/strong>, who is seeking records concerning
investigations involving the Nigerian president.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”3913\” data-end=\”4198\”>The
requested material includes FBI records concerning Tinubu and interview records dating from 1992 and 1993. The case
also concerns records associated with a 1993 civil-forfeiture proceeding involving approximately <strong
data-start=\”4130\” data-end=\”4142\”>$460,000<\/strong> linked to Tinubu.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”4200\”
data-end=\”4434\”>Tinubu’s lawyers have asked the US District Court for the District of Columbia to reject efforts to
release additional records, arguing that privacy protections under US law apply to the material.<\/p>\r\n<p
dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”4436\” data-end=\”4743\”>The existence of the US litigation is established. However, <strong
data-start=\”4496\” data-end=\”4634\”>the allegations contained in or surrounding the records should not be treated as
proof that Tinubu committed drug-trafficking offences<\/strong>. The litigation concerns access to government records
and the applicable exemptions and privacy protections.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 dir=\”auto\” data-section-id=\”1wb3j4a\”
data-start=\”4745\” data-end=\”4786\”>Electoral Allegations Remain Contested<\/h2>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\”
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electoral institutions to rig the 2027 presidential election remains an <strong data-start=\”4922\”
data-end=\”4961\”>allegation, not an established fact<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”4964\”
data-end=\”5088\”>The 2027 election has nevertheless generated growing disputes over the independence of political and
electoral institutions.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”5090\” data-end=\”5400\”>Opposition politicians and other
critics have separately accused the administration of using state institutions against political opponents. For
example, opposition figures have raised concerns over judicial decisions affecting political parties and the electoral
process.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”5402\” data-end=\”5616\”>Such allegations are politically contested, and
the specific claim that the 2027 presidential election has been rigged in advance cannot presently be established from
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law.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\”auto\” data-start=\”5921\” data-end=\”6127\”>Its statement comes as political mobilisation
intensifies ahead of the 2027 election and as opposition groups challenge aspects of the government’s handling of
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