Previously detained Binance executive “escaped” from prison in Nigeria

BlockBeats News, on March 25, according to local Nigerian media PREMIUM TIMES, Binance executive Nadeem Anjarwalla, who was previously detained on tax evasion and other charges, has escaped from detention in Nigeria. Anjarwalla escaped from a local guest house on March 22 when staff on duty took him to a nearby mosque for prayers during the ongoing holy month of Ramadan. Anjarwalla, who is British and a Kenyan citizen, is believed to have left Abuja on a Middle East Airlines flight. It is unclear how Anjarwalla got on the international flight, although the British passport he used to enter Nigeria is still being held by Nigerian authorities. An immigration official said the Binance executive used a Kenyan passport to flee Nigeria. He said authorities were working to determine how he obtained his passport when he had no other travel documents other than his British passport when he was detained. Another source said the two officials were held in a "comfortable guest house" and were allowed access to a number of privileges, including telephones, a privilege that Anjarwalla used to plot his escape.