By Akinwale Kasali
Nadeem Anjarwalla, Binance Executive who escaped from Nigeria has been nabbed by Kenyan Police Service in Nairobi, Kenya’s Capital.
The fleeing Anjarwalla is set to be extradited to Nigeria as the International Criminal Police Organization are already making plans to send him back to Nigeria where he had escaped.
This must come as a relief for Malam Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser, NSA. Anjarwalla was in the custody of the office of the NSA when he made the inexplicable escape from Nigeria to Kenya.
It was gathered that Anjarwalla had been traced to Kenya after hus unlawful escape from Nigeria. That prompted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the International Criminal Police, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Kenyan Police Service to deepen talks to quicken Anjarwalla’s extradition.
It would be recalled that EFCC Boss, Ola Olukoyede, had in the March edition of its bulletin titled, “EFCC Alert,” confirmed that the Commission was working in conjunction with the International Criminal Police Organisation, the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Government’s of the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, and Kenya to extradite Anjarwalla.
Olukoyed said: “The takeover of the prosecution of Binance Chiefs by the Commission is no less a strong message in the direction of EFCC’s resolve to hedge in distortions and disruptions in the country’s forex market.
“Tax evasion, currency speculation, and money laundering to the tune of $35,400,000 and are at the foundation of the Commission’s five counts against Binance Holdings Limited, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, the company’s chief executives.
“While Gambaryan is currently in the Commission’s net, the process of extraditing the fleeing Anjarwalla is revving in full swing. Involved in partnership with the EFCC to nick Anjarwalla in flight are the International Criminal Police Organisation, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, the governments of the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, and Kenya as the clock winds down to his arraignment in absentia alongside the company and Gambaryan.”
There is, however, speculations that Anjarwalla may be extradited to Nigeria before the week runs out.
