Court Summons CBN Governor, Others Over Detained Binance Executive

A Federal High Court in Abuja has summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Yemi Cardoso, and the Head of the Legal Services Department, Kofo Salam-Alada, to appear before it on Monday in the money laundering case brought against Binance Holdings Limited and its executives.

The court has also asked the CBN governor and the head of legal services to bring certain documents, including a certified true copy of the excel spreadsheet captioned ‘Export Exchange Rate Results’ published on the CBN website for the period from June 1, 2024, to August 16, 2024.

Tigan Gambaryan, Binance USA’s Head of Financial Crime Compliance, and Nadeem Anjarwalla, the exchange’s British-Kenyan regional manager for Africa, are facing money laundering charges to the tune of $35 million brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

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Gambaryan and Anjarwalla were initially detained in the custody of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). Anjarwalla fled lawful custody on March 22, 2024, while Gambaryan was moved from ONSA custody to EFCC custody and later to Kuje Correctional Facility, where he is currently detained.

The court has summoned the CBN governor and the head of legal services to appear before it on September 2, 2024, at 9 am to bring the requested documents and give evidence in the case.