Golden Finance reported that two senior U.S. State Department officials revealed that the U.S. government has urged Nigeria to release Binance employee Tigran Gambaryan. Gambaryan was arrested in Nigeria in February and faces serious health problems in prison. The detention has become an important factor affecting diplomatic relations between the United States and Nigeria. U.S. Secretary of State Blinken communicated with the Nigerian Foreign Minister on the matter in May. Other U.S. diplomats, including the ambassador to Nigeria, have also privately called on the Nigerian president, finance minister, justice minister and trade minister for Gambaryan's release. U.S. diplomats said that based on humanitarian considerations, the 40-year-old Gambaryan should be released. He suffered from health problems such as malaria and spinal disc herniation in prison, but did not receive proper medical treatment and his health deteriorated sharply. Gambaryan arrived in Nigeria in February to hold talks with local officials about Binance's business in the country. Nigerian authorities accused Binance of causing the collapse of the naira exchange rate by allowing users to transfer funds from the local currency naira, thereby damaging the Nigerian economy. The authorities charged Gambaryan and Binance with tax evasion and money laundering. The tax charges have been dropped, but the other charges continue.