Nigeria: Binance Executive Who Escaped From Nigeria Arrested in Kenya

23 April 2024
Leadership (Abuja)
By Leadership News

The police in Kenya have reportedly arrested the Binance regional manager for Africa, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped from custody in Nigeria a month ago.

According to The Punch, the INTERPOL is working towards extraditing Anjarwalla to Nigeria within the week.

Anjarwalla escaped from an Abuja guest house where he and his colleague, Tigran Gambaryan, had been kept by the federal government.

Anjarwalla, who reportedly flee on a Kenyan passport, escaped after guards led him to a nearby mosque for prayers during the Ramadan.

Anjarwalla and Gambaryan are being charged with tax evasion and money laundering by the federal government. They were arrested and detained on February 28.

The Punch reported that government sources familiar with the case confirmed Anjarwalla's arrest.

"Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, has been arrested by the Kenya Police Service, and he would be extradited to Nigeria this week by INTERPOL," one source was quoted as saying.

Gambaryan, Binance's head of financial crime compliance, is currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after having his day in court.

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