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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