A senior executive of Binance, Nadeem Anjarwalla who escaped from custody in Nigeria has been apprehended.
He was arrested by the Kenya Police Service as government intensify efforts for his extradition.
Government sources confirmed the development to The PUNCH under the condition of anonymity due to restrictions on their authority to discuss the matter publicly.
One of the sources said, “Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, has been arrested by the Kenya Police Service, and he would be extradited to Nigeria this week by INTERPOL.”
Another source noted, “As we had said before that Anjarwalla would be extradited, he has been arrested in Kenya, and he’ll be extradited to Nigeria this week.”
DAILY GIST recalls that the Nigerian government had said it traced Anjarwalla to Kenya, following his escape from lawful custody in Nigeria.
A source that spoke on the development at the time said, “We have found him. We know where he is; he is in Kenya, and we’re working with the authorities to bring him back to Nigeria.
“All hands are on the deck, the government and all the security agencies are working hard in conjunction with the Kenyan authorities and INTERPOL, to ensure his return to Nigeria to face the charges brought against him.”
The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede had confirmed that the commission was working in conjunction with the International Criminal Police Organisation, the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation, the governments of the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, and Kenya to extradite Anjarwalla.
