The International Criminal Police Organisation for Africa (INTERPOL Africa) has concluded the extradition process for Nadeem Anjarwalla, a Binance executive who avoided incarceration in Nigeria.
According to CoinTelegraph, Interpol Africa’s Vice President, Garba Umar, provided the information to Nigerian local news agencies, citing the organization’s efforts to extradite the Binance executive to Nigeria.
In his interview, Mr. Garba added that the organisation is actively working with the governments of several nations to provide required evidence to expedite Anjarwalla’s extradition to Nigeria.
With regard to the whereabouts of the escaped Binance executive, Interpol confirmed that Anjarwalla is not in custody but was last seen in Kenya.
“I’m not aware but what I can tell you is that the last destination I know on my record of this guy when he fled (Nigeria) was Kenya. That I can confirm to you.” Garba said
Garba noted that Interpol has contacted all countries that Anjarwalla was believed to have transited on his escape from Nigeria to Kenya, recovering information that is classified and cannot be shared.
Anjarwalla reportedly fled Nigeria on a Middle Eastern airline despite his main passport, which is British, being in the custody of the Nigerian government.
Gambaryan, the second Binance executive still held in Nigeria, pleaded not guilty to charges while Anjarwalla remains at large.
Gambaryan’s wife and well-wishers have launched a petition that has gathered over 4,161 signatures to bring back the detained executive to the United States.
On Feb. 27, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria argued that crypto exchanges in Nigeria were handling illicit transactions and pointed to suspicious flows of funds at Binance.
This led to a spat between Binance and Nigerian authorities that saw two executives of the latter detained in the country. Binance has ceased its cryptocurrency services in Nigeria.
