Alleged drug trafficking: We were offered $3m to drop Tinubu’s probe – US firm
U.S. Firm Alleges $3 Million Offer to Drop Investigation into Nigerian President
Von Batten-Montague-York, a policy advisory and lobbying firm based in the United States, has claimed it was offered $3 million to abandon an investigation concerning alleged drug trafficking involving Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu. The firm made this allegation in a post on its verified X account on Wednesday.
According to Von Batten-Montague-York, its leader, Dr. Von Batten, declined the offer and preserved copies of the communication. Following this, the firm reached out to members of the African Democratic Congress to clarify the nature of the relationship between the individual involved and President Tinubu.
The firm contends that after rejecting the offer, it became the target of a smear campaign against Dr. Von Batten. To safeguard its reputation, Von Batten-Montague-York stated that it would provide the $3 million offer and related correspondence to both the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for assessment.
In their statement, the firm suggested that the unsolicited offer, coupled with a proposed confidential meeting in London, was an effort to convince Dr. Von Batten to cease investigations into President Tinubu’s alleged involvement in heroin trafficking.
“We have a simple message for President Tinubu, the ruling All Progressives Congress party, and their associates: Thank you for the offer, but no thanks,” the firm stated.
