The EFCC, Interpol, and Kenyan police are negotiating the extradition of the Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, to Nigeria within the week.
Anjarwalla who escaped from lawful custody in Nigeria in
March, was in April tracked down in Kenya by a team comprising operatives drawn
from the International Criminal Police Organisation, the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Nigeria Police
Force, and the Kenya Police Service.
The regional manager for Binance in Africa, “fled Nigeria
using a smuggled Kenyan passport,” the Office of the National Security Adviser,
headed by Nuhu Ribadu, had said in a statement following his escape from
custody.
Government officials conversant with his case told our
correspondent on condition of anonymity on Sunday that Anjarwalla has been
detained by the police in Kenya.
The sources said he would likely be extradited to Nigeria
within the week.
It was further learnt that the arrest of the Binance
executive was predicated upon the approval of an extradition request by
INTERPOL, Nigeria, in conjunction with the EFCC.
A government source who preferred anonymity because he was
not authorised to speak to the press 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 Federal Government source who was not authorised to
speak, 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.”
The Federal Government traced Anjarwalla to Kenya, following
his escape from lawful custody in Nigeria.
Following the development, the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, the International Criminal Police, the Nigeria Police Force, and
the Kenyan Police Service have deepened talks to quicken Anjarwalla’s
extradition.
In the earlier report, Anjarwalla, whose cover has now been
blown, went into hiding immediately after he landed in Kenya.
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