Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's executive who was recently detained in Nigeria for several months, has mentioned the names of three Nigerian lawmakers who he accused of demanding a $150 million bribe from him during his travails.
Legit.ng reported that Gambaryan and one other Binance official were detained by the federal government of Nigeria, following the money laundering accusation on the firm and their support for criminal activities in the country.
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Gambaryan was later released after the Nigerian government dropped the charges against him after the United States government intervened on the issue.
During his detention in Nigeria, the Binance executive mentioned that some lawmakers at the National Assembly demanded bribes from him so that he could be freed from the arrest and prosecution.
But on Friday, February 14, now freed cryptocurrency executive, mentioned the names of the lawmakers in a post on X. The suspected lawmakers he named are Ginger Obinna Onwusibe, Peter Akpanke, and Ginger Obinna Onwusibe.
Onwusibe is the chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Anti-corruption while Agbese is the Green Chamber's deputy spokesperson.
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While efforts are being made to get the side of the lawmakers on the matter, Legit.ng recalled that the House of Representatives had in the past denied bribery allegations from the cryptocurrency company and its executive.
In the tweet, Gambaryan alleged that the Department of State Service (DSS) officials in the House of Representatives matter. He recalled that their meeting was held at their office on Friday, January 5, 2024, as a pre-requisite to their meeting with the Lower Chamber. He said they were told that they have to comply with Whatever the House members directed them to do.
However, Gambaryan did not present any documentary evidence to support his claims against the lawmakers and the veracity of the allegations was yet to be verified.
Some Unknown Facts- you can read the rest in the Wired article and the NPR story.
— Tigran Gambaryan (@TigranGambaryan) February 14, 2025
The DSS was involved in the House of Representatives matter. We met with them at their office on Friday, January 5, 2024, as a prerequisite to our meeting with the House of Representatives. They…
