US legislators Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Penn.) visited Tigran Gambaryan in Kuje Prison when they visited Nigeria for talks on counterterrorism. Gambaryan was arrested in Nigeria in February on money laundering charges levied against Binance, which most agree is made up to extort money from the exchange.
Nigeria had also detained him on tax evasion charges, but the courts acquitted him of it on 14 June. He was detained alongside another Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, when they jointly visited Nigeria four months ago to settle issues the country reported with the exchange. Nigerian officials arrested them both. Anjarwalla managed to escape prison and flee the country.
In a video posted on X, Rep. Hill stated, “We’ve asked our embassy to advocate for a humanitarian release of Tigran because of the horrible conditions of the prison, his innocence, and his health.” He also commented on…
