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How Nigerian Officials Demanded Bribe From Us – Binance CEO
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Binance, a popular cryptocurrency trading platform, Richard Teng, has claimed that some unknown persons sought a bribe of cryptocurrency from its executives, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, before their detention on February 28, 2024.
Teng made the claim in a blog post released Tuesday, on Binance’s website.
The post detailed how the Binance executives tried to engage with Nigerian authorities, including a January 8 meeting in Abuja, before they were accused of criminal acts.
According to him, the meeting was set up with the Nigeria government through a committee consisting of about “30 agencies.”
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He noted that the committee emphasized the serious nature of the meeting and their readiness to issue arrest warrants and restrict travel for Binance’s team.
it was however discovered that the committee lacks the actual authority to issue arrest warrants. The meeting was later postponed to January 11, 2024, Teng said.
He said: “The meeting ended with the Chair confirming they would consider the matter and revert through Binance’s local counsel.
“However, as our employees were leaving the venue, they were approached by unknown persons who suggested to them to make a payment in settlement of the allegations.
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