Binance executive arrested in Kenya, may face extradition to Nigeria report

Nadeem Anjarwalla, a British and Kenyan citizen who works at the Binance exchange, was allegedly detained by Kenyan authorities after fleeing Nigeria. At present, local police have arrested Anjarwalla and may extradite him to Nigeria to face criminal charges. According to reports, Anjarwalla fled Nigeria in March and returned to the country using a Kenyan passport. There is currently no confirmation that Anjarwalla was arrested in Kenya. He was allegedly able to flee Nigeria because authorities confiscated his British travel documents and he was using a Kenyan passport.

Nadeem Anjarwalla, a British and Kenyan citizen who works for cryptocurrency exchange Binance, was reportedly detained in Kenya after fleeing Nigeria in March.

According to multiple news media reports in Kenya on April 22, local police arrested Anjarwalla and may extradite the Binance executive to Nigeria to face criminal charges. Anjarwala reportedly escaped from prison in Nigeria on March 22 after being taken to a mosque to pray, and fled the country using a Kenyan passport.

Cointelegraph was unable to confirm reports of Anjarwalla’s arrest in Kenya. He initially traveled to Nigeria in February with Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan following accusations that the exchange manipulated the country's fiat currency, the naira. Authorities detained two people after Binance announced its intention to halt all naira trading.

It is unclear how Anjarwala fled Nigeria. Reports say he was able to board a plane from Nigeria's capital Abuja using his Kenyan passport because authorities only confiscated his British travel documents.