In his post, Mr Gambaryan offered information of the bribe search records from of, at the side of the date it took place and the stipulations underneath which it became once demanded.
Tigran Gambaryan, the head of economic crime of crypto firm Binance, who became once detained in Nigeria for lots of months, has named three Nigerian lawmakers who he claimed demanded a $150 million bribe from him.
PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Gambaryan and one other Binance authentic were detained by the Nigerian authorities which accused their firm of money laundering and keen criminal activity in Nigeria. He became once only released after the authorities dropped the costs towards him following the intervention of the US authorities.
The Binance authentic, at some point soon of his detention, mentioned that some lawmakers demanded bribes from him to stave off his arrest and prosecution.
On Friday, he named the lawmakers in a post on X (formerly Twitter). He named the suspects as Peter Akpanke, Philip Agbese and Ginger Obinna Onwusibe.
Paradoxically, Mr Onwusibe heads the Home of Representatives Committee on anti-corruption. Mr Agbese is the deputy spokesperson of the Home.
Efforts are ongoing to gain the lawmakers to be in contact but the Home has within the previous denied stressful bribes from the Binance and its officers.
“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,” Mr Gambaryan stated. “They alluded to the truth that we had to conform with irrespective of the Home contributors suggested us to assemble.
“At the House meeting, there were three members present. Two of them were Peter Akpanke and Philip Agbese, both working under the leadership of Ginger Obinna Onwusibe. There was a third House member, but I don’t recall his name. They set up fake cameras and media to make the meeting appear official, but the cameras weren’t even plugged in. As you may already know, this ended with them asking for a $150 million bribe, paid in cryptocurrency into their personal wallets. A Mickey Mouse operation at its best.”
Mr Gambaryan did now not present any documentary evidence to wait on his claims and PREMIUM TIMES has but to search out out the veracity of the allegations.
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