Extradition Papers Completed For Fled Nigerian Binance Exec Nadeem Anjarwalla, INTERPOL Africa VP Says
Vice President Garba Umar from the Nigerian Central Bureau (NCB) of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) for Africa confirmed on Tuesday that the extradition papers for escaped Nigeria Binance exec Nadeem Anjarwalla have been finalized.
During a television appearance on the Nigerian news program Sunrise Daily, Vice President of INTERPOL Africa Garba Umar said that all paperwork related to Anjarwalla’s planned extradition has been completed.
“We are now doing everything possible to ensure the country complies with INTERPOL’s rules of international police cooperation by initiating the extradition process to bring him back to face justice in Nigeria,” Umar said.
Anjarwalla was originally detained by Nigerian authorities alongside fellow Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan in late February and arrested on charges of money laundering and tax evasion. Anjarwalla fled shortly thereafter before reportedly being found and detained by Kenyan officials just over a week ago.
Questions have swirled over the legitimacy of Anjarwalla and Gambaryan’s capture, with media reports suggesting that the country’s officials demanded personal information of the crypto exchange’s top users.
The duo, who were reportedly invited to the country by its government, are due back in an Abuja court for a hearing later this month.
Meanwhile, Binance claimed it was “collaborating” with the Nigerian government on its employees’ safe return.
“Binance respectfully requests that Tigran Gambaryan, who has no decision-making power in the company, is not held responsible while current discussions are ongoing between Binance and Nigerian government officials,” a recent statement from the company said.
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