BINANCE EXEC. ESCAPES FROM

NIGERIAN CUSTODY AMID CHARGES....

As reported by Bitcoinist, One of the two

senior executives from crypto exchange

Binance has escaped from the Nigerian

authorities as criminal charges were

pressed against him. The executive

was first detained on February 26 as part

of Nigeria's actions against the exchange.

Nadeem Anjarwalla, one of the two

detained Binance executives, escaped

from the government's custody almost a

month after his detention. According to the

report, the executive fled the country on

March 22.

After the detention, Anjarwalla remaine

in custody at an Abuja guest house with

Tigran Gambaryan, who was also detained.

On Friday, guards on duty took the now-

fugitive to a nearby mosque "for prayer in

the spirit of the ongoing Ranmadan fast."

However, Anjarwalla escaped and

allegedly flew out of Abuja on a Middle

East Airline.

The executive, who holds dual British and

Kenyan citizenship, had his passport

confiscated during the detention,

The investigation has unveiled that the

Anjarwalla fled the country with his

Kenyan passport. Nonetheless, how he got

access to this passport remains a mystery

to authorities as he only carried his British

travel document when detained in

February.

As per the reports, that the guest house

where the Binance executives were held

was "comfortable" and "allowed many

rights." The phone privileges are now

Believed to have heen exploited by

Anjarwalla to plot his escape.

A Binance representative confirmed to

CNBC that the exchange is aware of the

situation and affirmed that they are

collaborating with Nigerian authorities on

the matter..

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