US Court denies discovery request against Tinubu, DCI group in FOIA litigation

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
ABUJA –The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has denied a motion by Aaron Greenspan seeking limited discovery from Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and DCI Group in ongoing litigation under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a post on his X account stated that in its October 30 ruling, the Court determined that the proposed discovery concerning alleged cyberattacks on Greenspan’s website was not sufficiently relevant to the underlying FOIA dispute involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
“The Court’s dec...