Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been named in a petition submitted to INTERPOL and several United Kingdom agencies over allegations linked to the ownership of high-value properties in London.
The petition was filed on May 22, 2026, by Kio Amachree, president of Worldview International based in Stockholm, Sweden. Copies were also sent to the UK National Crime Agency, the Serious Fraud Office, the UK Foreign Office’s Sanctions Unit and Sweden’s security agency, SAPO.
At the centre of the complaint is a property located at 32 Grove End Road in St. John’s Wood, London, reportedly purchased in 2017 for £9 million through Aranda Overseas Corporation, a British Virgin Islands-registered company alleged in the petition to be linked to Seyi Tinubu.
The petition claimed the mansion had previously been owned by Nigerian businessman Kolawole Aluko, who has been linked to an alleged $1.6 billion fraud investigation involving former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke.
Amachree asked UK authorities to consider issuing an Unexplained Wealth Order, a legal tool that allows investigators to require individuals to explain the source of funds used to acquire assets. Under UK law, assets can be frozen or seized if authorities determine that the wealth cannot be lawfully accounted for.
The petition also urged the UK Serious Fraud Office to examine the acquisition of the London property over suspected money laundering concerns.
In addition, Amachree requested that the UK Foreign Office review whether sanctions under the country’s Global Anti-Corruption regime should apply.
A separate request was made to INTERPOL seeking a Red Notice against Seyi Tinubu. A Red Notice is an international alert circulated to law enforcement agencies worldwide requesting that a person be located and detained pending possible legal proceedings. INTERPOL reviews such requests before deciding whether they meet its legal standards.
The petition further referenced reports by Bloomberg and the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, alleging that members of the Tinubu family and close associates are linked to multiple properties in the United Kingdom.
Amachree said the petition reflects a shift from public commentary to formal legal action and called on international institutions to investigate the allegations.
The Nigerian presidency and Seyi Tinubu had not publicly responded to the petition as of the time of reporting.
The development is likely to attract political attention in Nigeria, where anti-corruption issues and scrutiny of public officials’ assets continue to generate debate.
For now, it remains unclear whether UK authorities or INTERPOL will take further action on the requests outlined in the petition.
