UberFacts Confirms Forfeiture Of $460,000 To US By President-Elect, Tinubu Over Drug Trafficking

An online web service or app that provides people with random facts known UberFacts has validate that the Nigeria’s President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was involved in a drug trafficking deal in Chicago.

“In 1993, Bola Ahmed Tinubu surrendered $460,000 to the US government after a Chicago court found the income came from heroin trafficking,” UnerFacts said in a statement on Monday April 10, 2023.

VerseNews Nigeria reports that a 53-page certified document released by a US court indicated that the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu was a drug lord convicted in the US. 

US Court Releases Certified True Copy Of Judgment For The Forfeiture of $460,000 Belonging To Bola Ahmed Tinubu For Narcotics Trafficking And Money Laundering.

In October 4, 1993, Tinubu forfeited $460,000 to the United States Government for his involvement in narcotics trafficking and financial transactions in violation of the U.S laws. This 59-page attested court judgment confirms this.

In the cause of the investigations, representatives from Mobil Oil were interviewed regarding Tinubu’s employment status. The representatives confirmed that Tinubu was indeed employed by Mobil Oil Nigeria Ltd as a Treasurer.

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This position, however, does not involve the transfer of large amounts of money between banking institutions. Mobil Oil representatives stated that under no circumstances would Tinubu be permitted to retain money belonging to Mobil Oil in accounts bearing Tinubu’s name. Finally, Mobil Oil confirmed that the corporation never had any accounts in banks in the southern suburbs of Chicago.

Consequently, the U.S Court ordered that the funds in the amount of $460,000 in the name of Bola Tinubu in account 263226700 held by First Heritage Bank represent proceeds of narcotics trafficking and was involved in financial transactions in violation of U.S laws.

The Court also ordered that First Heritage Bank shall issue a $460,000 cheque payable to Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and be forfeited to the United States Government.

This Online News Media reports that one of the signatories on the Court’s document, Johny Khuu confirmed the validation of the documents.

“After reviewing our records, I have indeed certified and attested those case files. Kind Regards,” Mr Khuu said. 

However, Tinubu in a statement through his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga admitted the forfeiture in 1993.

According to Onanuga, the forfeiture arose out of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent Kevin Moss of Tinubu and Compass Investment and Finance accounts at First Heritage Bank and Citi- Bank in the U.S.

This Online News Media report that based on investigations and fact findings, Tinubu’s case in US did not involve criminal arrest and conviction but the released court documents are valid.