Posted 3/12/2024, 6:41:00 AM
Binance Executives Detained in Nigeria for 2 Weeks After Government Meetings
- Binance executives Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla have been detained in Nigeria for 2 weeks after being invited to meet with government officials
- They were taken into custody by the National Security Agency after the first meeting and moved to a "guesthouse"
- Gambaryan is Binance's head of financial crime compliance and a U.S. citizen; Anjarwalla is the Africa regional manager
- Though visited by U.S. and U.K. officials, the meetings were in the presence of Nigerian guards
- Binance is working with Nigerian authorities for their safe return home, calling them "professionals with the highest integrity"