Tigran Gambaryan, a top executive at Binance, has taken legal action against the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Nigeria.
According to a Reuters report, Gambaryan, an American citizen, has filed a Fundamental Rights suit alleging wrongful detention by Nigerian authorities.
Unjust Detention and Court Orders
Gambaryan’s lawyer, T.J. Krukrubo SAN, presented the case before the Federal High Court in Abuja, revealing that his client’s detention is being used by the Nigerian government as leverage to extract demands from Binance.
Details from the suit reveal that Gambaryan, accompanied by Nadeem Anjarwalla, attended a meeting with Nigerian officials on February 26, 2024, at the invitation of Saad Abubakar of the NSA and Olalekan Ogunjobi of the EFCC.
Following the meeting, Nigerian authorities detained both Gambaryan and Anjarwalla. Gambaryan has…
