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Nigeria's federal government is collaborating with INTERPOL, the FBI, and the British and Kenyan governments to seek the extradition of Binance's regional manager for Africa, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped detention in Nigeria. Anjarwalla is facing a money laundering case in Nigeria and is described...
Nigeria's federal government is collaborating with INTERPOL, the FBI, and the British and Kenyan governments to seek the extradition of Binance's regional manager for Africa, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped detention in Nigeria. Anjarwalla is facing a money laundering case in Nigeria and is described as a "fugitive that escaped from lawful custody." Alongside Binance's Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Tigran Gambaryan, Anjarwalla is set to be arraigned in court on charges of money laundering totaling $35,400,000. Anjarwalla escaped custody on March 22, reportedly using his Kenyan passport to flee the country, leading to charges of tax evasion against him and Gambaryan.
Nigeria's federal government is "working with" the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) to seek the extradition of a Binance executive who escaped detention in the country. According to reports in local media, Nigeria's Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is "partnering" with INTERPOL, the FBI and the British and Kenyan governments to secure the arrest and extradition of Nadeem Anjarwalla, Binance's regional manager for Africa. A second unnamed source stated that the extradition aimed to bring Anjarwalla back to Nigeria to "answer to his money laundering case in court," after the executive escaped detention and fled the country last month.
On February 28, the Financial Times reported that the then-unnamed Binance executives had been detained in Nigeria, as the country's authorities conducted an investigation into crypto exchanges. Anjarwalla escaped custody on March 22, reportedly after guards took him to a nearby mosque for Ramadan prayers. Following Anjarwalla's flight from custody, the EFCC on March 28th charged Binance Holdings Limited, Anjarwalla and Gambaryan with money laundering to the tune of $35,400,000.
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