{"id":87546,"date":"2023-05-06T12:20:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T11:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tinubu-fbi-declines-jeffrey-gutermans-request-for-release-of-file-gives-reason"},"modified":"2023-05-06T22:29:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T21:29:10","slug":"tinubu-fbi-declines-jeffrey-gutermans-request-for-release-of-file-gives-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-fbi-declines-jeffrey-gutermans-request-for-release-of-file-gives-reason","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu: FBI declines Jeffrey Guterman\u2019s request for release of file, gives reason"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Federal Bureau of Intelligence, FBI, has rejected the application by an American, Jeffrey Guterman, a retired American mental health counsellor, asking it to release a file on Nigeria\u2019s President-elect Bola Tinubu.<\/p>\n

Guterman, in a tweet disclosing the development on Friday, said his request was rejected because, according to the FBI, \u201cthe existence of files on third-party individuals would neither be confirmed nor denied by the FBI due to unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recall that the retired mental health counsellor had last month filed a request asking the FBI to release records about Tinubu\u2019s $460,000 forfeiture on drug trafficking in the US.<\/p>\n

However, the FBI told Guterman that his request submission did not meet their terms of service.<\/p>\n

He wrote, \u201cSee below a copy of the letter I received today from the @FBI regarding my request, based on the Freedom of Information Act, for the FBI file on Bola Tinubu.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy request was rejected because, according to the FBI, the existence of files on third-party individuals will neither be confirmed nor denied by the FBI due to unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI found it noteworthy that in my online submission, I referred to Tinubu as \u201cBola Tinubu,\u201d but in their letter, the FBI referred to him as TINUBU, BOLA AHMED. How would the FBI access the Ahmed part of his name? Again, I did not provide the Ahmed part of his name in my submission. Moreover, it is public knowledge that the FBI has a file on Tinubu for his $460,000 forfeiture to the US.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe letter also states that if I received their response through standard mail (which I did), this is because my online submission did not meet their terms of service. According to the letter, my options are to (1) submit any questions by email or call their office, (2) administratively appeal their decision within 90 days of the date of their letter, and\/or (3) seek dispute resolution by email.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will now consider my next plan of action.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Federal Bureau of Intelligence, FBI, has rejected the application by an American, Jeffrey Guterman, a retired American mental health counsellor, asking it to release a file on Nigeria\u2019s President-elect Bola Tinubu. 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