Alleged Drug Dealings: Tinubu Was Never Convicted, US-Nigerian Doctor Opens up

A Nigeria-born US-based medical practitioner and Convener of Social Rehabilitation Gruppe (SRG) Dr Marindoti Oludare, maintained that fact-check has unraveled the true circumstance that the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, was never involved in drug dealings in the United States of America.

Oludare, in a statement signed by his Personal Assistant on Media, Kayode Fashua, said, “Tinubu’s love affair with his nation Nigeria is one that has taken a lot of sacrifices.

“One thing that is universal about true love is that love is giving and Tinubu has always given without holding any lien. Many a times this gift has not been reciprocated by those who’ve received, other times the gift has been maligned its beneficiaries. A case in point is the $460,000 he forfeited in September 1993,” he said.

Oludare stated that “Asiwaju’s money of over two million dollars were seized in January 10 1992 but an official filing was not made until July 15 1993 (19 months after), a court order for the seizure was not officially given until Aug 19 1993 and the banks did not receive an official notice until Aug 25 1993.

“The compromise settlement was filed September 15, 1993 and Asiwaju was given another 10 days to come and claim the remaining $460,000 if he chooses to.

“A thinking mind will ask, why did the prosecutor wait 19 months to file a case then settle it under two months. This is because the prosecutor never had a case against Asiwaju. Had Asiwaju been a white man, maybe his fate would have been different in the racist American judicial system. Let’s go into the details of the case because that’s where the devil lies.

“The prosecutor identified the logistics of handling cash as a problem for drug dealers, but there was never a report of $1 in cash transactions been made across those accounts.

“Has anyone ever met somebody who sold drugs in checks and wire transfers ? All the financial transactions referenced in the suit originated from Asiwaju’s bank account. Even the prosecutor was honest enough to acknowledge that Asiwaju had earned interest from his bank deposits.

“Seizing the funds in his accounts was a prosecutorial overreach and Asiwaju would have successfully defended and won a suit against the United States government.

“Asiwaju was a victim of trusted associates who attempted to use his legitimate business transaction history to create a legitimate paper trail in their own account from which they would be able to make huge deposits without raising a red flag.”

He further said; “There is the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 that compels the bank to notify authorities of any transactions over $10,000. Had Asiwaju been involved in any illicit activities, he would not have had the audacity to make so much transactions for fear of being caught.