Questions have been raised over the authenticity of a purported U.S. Embassy letter cited in defence of President Bola Tinubu amid renewed scrutiny of his records in the United States.
The U.S.-based political advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, alleged in a statement on its verified X handle that the document may have been forged by Tinubu and his associates.
The firm pointed to several spelling, grammatical and formatting errors, including “czheck” instead of “check”, “maitatins” instead of “maintains” and “it’s territories” instead of “its territories”.
The letter was referenced by Nigeria’s Ambassador to Mexico, Reno Omokri, while responding to claims concerning Tinubu’s U.S. records.
Von Batten-Montague-York said the errors made it difficult to accept the document as an authentic U.S. government communication without independent verification.
It warned that if the letter was fabricated, presenting it as an official U.S. government document could have serious legal consequences.
“Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and his associates are, as expected, spreading stories and documents to cloud the matter,” the firm alleged.
It added, “we find it very difficult to accept this letter as authentic without independent verification.”
