The Nigerian presidency has downplayed the implications of a recent U.S. court ruling directing the FBI and DEA to release records relating to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s alleged links to a decades-old drug trafficking investigation.

In a statement on Sunday, presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga emphasized that the court’s decision does not constitute an indictment of the Nigerian leader. “There is nothing new to be revealed,” Onanuga asserted, stressing that the documents in question have been publicly available for over 30 years and contain no evidence of wrongdoing by Tinubu.

The ruling, delivered by U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell on April 8, instructs the FBI and DEA to disclose non-exempt files in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The case was initiated by Aaron Greenspan, founder of legal transparency platform PlainSite, who sought details on a Chicago-based heroin trafficking ring from the early 1990s—naming Tinubu among four individuals of interest.

Onanuga clarified that while Tinubu’s name appears in the FOIA requests, no charges or indictments have ever been filed against him in connection with the case. “The reports did not indict the Nigerian leader,” he reiterated.

He also noted that legal experts are currently reviewing the court’s ruling to determine any potential implications, adding that the administration remains unshaken by what it views as politically motivated attempts to stir controversy.

The ruling has nonetheless rekindled public debate over longstanding allegations linked to Tinubu’s time in the United States, though no criminal conviction has ever emerged from the matter.