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Nadeem Anjarwalla, a British and Kenyan national who works at cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has reportedly been detained in Kenya after fleeing Nigeria in March.
According to several Kenyan news outlet reports from April 22, local police <a href="https://punchng.com/kenyan-police-arrest-binance-executive-who-escaped-from-nigeria/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">arrested</a> Anjarwalla and may extradite the Binance executive to Nigeria to face criminal charges. Anjarwalla reportedly escaped custody in Nigeria on March 22 after he was taken to a mosque for prayers, fleeing the country using his Kenyan passport.
Cointelegraph was unable to confirm reports of Anjarwalla’s arrest in Kenya. He initially traveled to Nigeria in February with fellow Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan following claims the exchange manipulated the country’s fiat currency, the naira. Authorities detained both men after Binance announced that it intended to cease all naira transactions.
It’s unclear how Anjarwalla escaped Nigeria. Reports have suggested that he was able to board a plane out of Abuja — Nigeria’s capital — using his Kenyan passport, as authorities confiscated only his U.K. travel documents.
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Nigerian officials have moved forward with charges against the exchange and Gambaryan in Anjarwalla’s absence. The Binance executive has pleaded not guilty to tax evasion and money laundering charges, with the case <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-law-nigeria-adjourned-april" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">returning to court</a> on April 19 after a brief adjournment.
Gambaryan’s wife has also launched a petition to return him to the United States, claiming he was “an innocent man, a pawn in someone else’s game.”&nbsp;Binance claimed he had “no decision-making power in the company” and requested that he not be held responsible for the exchange’s activities in Nigeria.
Changpeng Zhao, the former CEO of Binance, is <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/changpeng-zhao-sentencing-binance" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">expected to be sentenced</a> in the U.S. on April 30 in a separate case after pleading guilty to one felony charge. He could face up to 10 years in prison.
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Binance exec arrested in Kenya, could face extradition to Nigeria: Report

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