The Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) has confirmed the escape from custody of Nadeem Anjarwalla, an Executive of BINANCE, a cryptocurrency platform.
Anjarwalla, who is a suspect in the Federal Government’s ongoing probe into Binance activities in Nigeria escaped from custody on Friday according to the NSA spokesperson, Zakari Mijinyawa in a statement on Monday.
Mijinyawa explained that upon receiving the report, the Office of the NSA took immediate steps, in conjunction with relevant security agencies, MDAs, as well as the international community, to apprehend the suspect.
“Preliminary investigation shows that Mr Anjarwalla fled Nigeria using a smuggled passport.
“The personnel responsible for the custody of the suspect have been arrested, and a thorough investigation is ongoing to unravel the circumstances that led to his escape from lawful detention.” said the NSA Office.
Until his escape, Anjarwalla, who holds British and Kenyan citizenship and serves as Binance’s Africa Regional Manager, was facing trial in Nigerian courts.
The suspect escaped while under a 14-day remand order by a court. He was scheduled to appear before it again on April 4, 2024.
Credit: CHANNELS TV
