Accusation and counter-accusation between Binance executive and Nigeria goment
Di federal goment don dismiss claims wey Binance head of financial crime Tigran Gambaryan bin make.
Gambaryan bin spend months for Nigeria detention facility sake of alleged money laundering.
Dem recently try am for financial crimes but dem release am afta intervention by di United States goment.
For one post for im X handle, e claim say im arrest by di Nigeria goment make former US President Joe Biden to avoid a meeting im bin plan to get wit President Bola Tinubu during di 2024 UN General Assembly (UNGA).
Gambaryan blame di National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu for di situation and say di US goment also reduce di size of di Nigerian delegation wey fit attend di annual global assembly.
E also identify three Nigerian lawmakers wey allegedly demand bribe of $150m from am.
Counter accusation by federal goment
For one statement from di minister of information and national orientation, Mohammed Idris, e ask Nigerians to disregard di allegations.
Idris describe Gambaryan claims as a deliberate misinformation campaign.
"Di federal goment of Nigeria note wit concern di outrageous allegations, misinformation, and defamatory statements wey Tigran Gambaryan, American personnel of Binance wey dey recently tried for Nigeria for financial crimes, dey disseminate," di statement tok.
"Di goment bin reject Binance offer of a $5 million down payment in exchange for Mr. Gambaryan freedom, in favour of a more beneficial settlement wit American government."
Idris say dem dey set di record straight to straight to prevent falsehoods from gaining spreading.
The minister also address Gambaryan claims of bribery attempt, and add say im initial visit to Nigeria dey entirely discretionary and not sanctioned by any goment entity.
According to am, investigation bin dey promptly initiated afta dem bring di alleged incident to di goment attention.
"Di first visit by Mr. Gambaryan and am colleagues to Nigeria dey discretional on dia part and di government bin no dey officially involved.
"However, wen dem call di attention of di goment to one alleged bribery demand during dat trip, investigation immediately open into am, though formal complaint by anyone no dey," e tok.
Di federal goment bin detain Gambaryan and im colleague, Nadeem Anjarwalla, a 37-year-old British Kenyan wey serve as di regional manager for Africa at Binance.
Dem bin charge both of dem wit money laundering involving $35 million, as initiated by di Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Anjarwalla bin manage to escape from custody on March 22, 2024.
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