On April 4, the federal authorities will file charges against senior executives of the cryptocurrency company Binance, Tigran Gambaryan, and Nadeem Anjarwalla, for allegedly engaging in “tax evasion.”
Anjarwalla is Binance’s regional manager for Africa, while Gambaryan oversees the company’s compliance with financial crimes.
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) charged Binance with a crime on March 25th for “tax evasion.”
The service claims that the action is intended to maintain national economic integrity and fiscal discipline.
The lawsuit, designated as suit number FHC/ABJ/CR/115/2024, is said to “implicate Binance with a four-count tax evasion accusation”.
However, on Thursday, NAN reported the federal government will charge the three defendants before Emeka Nwite, the presiding judge, at the federal high court (FHC) in Abuja on a four-count charge.
Despite not being a vacation judge, according to the report, the chief judge granted the fiat for the judge to oversee the case during vacation because it is a matter of critical national interest.
The lawsuit comes a month after Anjarwalla and Gambaryan were detained by the Nigerian authorities.
Anjarwalla and Gambaryan had flown into Nigeria but had their passports seized by ONSA.
On March 12, Anjarwalla was transferred to a local hospital after he fell ill while in detention in Nigeria.
However, on March 25, Anjarwalla escaped from custody and fled Nigeria with a smuggled passport.
Meanwhile, Gambaryan, on March 28, sued Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser (NSA) and the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), alleging violation of his fundamental rights.
