Kenya Police Service is set to expedite the extradition of Nadeem Anjarwalla, the Binance executive who recently escaped from custody in Nigeria.
Government sources, speaking to Punch on the condition of anonymity, revealed that Anjarwalla will be handed over to Nigerian authorities by INTERPOL within the week.
“Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, has been arrested by the Kenya Police Service, and he would be extradited to Nigeria this week by INTERPOL,” the sources disclosed.
Another source reaffirmed, “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.”
Anjarwalla had escaped from custody in Nigeria, prompting a search by the federal government, which ultimately traced him to Kenya where he was apprehended. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the International Criminal Police, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Kenyan Police Service are now intensifying efforts to speed up Anjarwalla’s extradition.
Ola Olukoyede, the EFCC chairman, confirmed the ongoing efforts in the Commission’s March bulletin titled “EFCC alert.” “The takeover of the prosecution of Binance chiefs by the commission is no less a strong message in the direction of EFCC’s resolve to hedge in distortions and disruptions in the country’s forex market,” Olukoyede stated.
He further detailed the charges against Binance Holdings Limited executives, including Anjarwalla, noting, “Tax evasion, currency speculation, and money laundering to the tune of $35,400,000 are at the foundation of the Commission’s five counts against Binance Holdings Limited, Tigran Gambaryan, and Nadeem Anjarwalla.”
While Gambaryan is currently in the Commission’s custody, efforts to extradite Anjarwalla are reportedly progressing swiftly.
