A United States-based political advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has claimed it possesses video evidence that could be relevant to the ongoing controversy over records linked to President Bola Tinubu’s alleged drug-trafficking past.

The firm made the claim in a post on its verified X account on Monday, saying it had amended its supplemental notice of evidentiary exhibits filed in a US court to include a transcript of the video. According to the firm, the video features Adewale Tinubu, described as the President’s reported nephew, speaking at an All Progressives Congress political event about a Chicago case involving the President.

The firm quoted Adewale as saying, “I did that case in Chicago. It was one of my first legal matters,” and claiming that he personally urged Tinubu to settle the matter. However, the firm argued that the official court record lists Patrick S. Coffey, Esq. as the attorney who represented Tinubu in the case and said there was no court filing, pleading, signature or appearance identifying Adewale as counsel.

Von Batten-Montague-York further argued that the video could undermine Tinubu’s efforts to keep FBI and DEA records related to the allegations from public disclosure. It cited US privacy laws, arguing that voluntary public disclosure of information can reduce the privacy protections applicable to certain law-enforcement records.

The claims come amid a legal dispute over access to US law-enforcement records concerning Tinubu. The firm said it expects the records to eventually become public, regardless of which political party controls the US administration. However, the allegations and the firm’s interpretation of the video and court records do not, by themselves, establish that Tinubu engaged in drug trafficking.