Fleeing Binance Executive, Anjarwalla Is Hiding In Kenya – Nigerian Government Says

The Nigerian government has reportedly traced fleeing Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, to Kenya, where he is hiding after escaping from custody.

On March 25, one of the two executives of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange who were arrested in Nigeria had escaped the custody of the country’s security operatives.

It was said that Anjarwalla, 38, fled from the Abuja guest home where he and his colleague were detained on Friday, March 22, when guards took him to a nearby mosque for prayers because of the ongoing Ramadan fast.

According to insiders, there is a likelihood that Anjarwalla, who also has Kenyan citizenship, flew out of Abuja on a Middle East airliner.

However, the Nigerian government, subsequently, contacted the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) and issued an arrest warrant for the apprehension of Anjarwalla.

Meanwhile, report says with the new discovery, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the International Criminal Police, the Nigeria Police Force and the Kenyan Police Service are in talk on extradition of Anjarwalla.

Citing sources in the Presidency who are on top of the case, the Binance chief went into hiding immediately after he landed in Kenya.

“We have found him. We know where he is. He is in Kenya, and we’re working with the authorities to bring him back to Nigeria,” the report quoted one of the sources to have said.

Another source also close to the matter, corroborated the first source’s statement.

The source noted, “All hands are on the deck. The government and all the security agencies are working hard in conjunction with the Kenyan authorities and INTERPOL, to ensure his return to Nigeria to face the charges brought against him.”