A civil society group under the agies of Empowerment for Unemployed youth initiative seeks for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu lead Federal government state Protection.
The group are the petitioners and Whistleblowers who unearthed the brazen abuse of the Nigerian Financial system being perpetrated by Binance Holdings Limited.
The group in a letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, dated Wednesday 28th, March 2024, jointly signed by Amb. Solomon Adodo, National Coordinator Empowerment for Unemployed Youth Initiative and Engr. JātorAbido, National Coordinator, Niger Delta Youth Council, reads in parts said “We are presently in deep shock and panic as to how the detainee managed to escape without a trace. We are also aware that the Binance Team have a very significant financial war chest which we can never match. Our fears also stem from the fact that we blew the lid on the terrorism financing Serious operations carried out through the Binance platform, We are therefore at very significant risk alongside our immediate families. We have no where else to run to than to the Nigerian government for whom we undertook this daring patriotic task.
“We write as the petitioners and Whistleblowers who that reveal unearthed the brazen abuse of the Nigerian Financial system being perpetrated by Binance Holdings Limited to notify you of the present threat to our lives and seek protection from the State through your express Presidential directive.
” It should be recalled that after years of scrupulous investigation and fact findings on the operations of Binance in Nigeria, we identified certain grave infractions perpetrated against the Nigerian government and her people On the heels of our incontrovertible findings, we sent a Petition to the House Committee on Financial Crimes against Binance.
This petition was submitted on 5th December, 2023 by the Empowerment for Unemployed Youth Initiative, Niger Delta Youth Council and Twenty-one other Civil Society Organisations over irregularities perpetrated by Binance Holdings Limited.
“The said Petition listed some of the irregularities perpetrated by Binance to include:
i. Violation of the Provisions of the Money Laundering (Prevention and
Prohibition) Act, 2022.
ii. Violation of the provisions of the Investments and Securities Act, 2007 and
the Rules on Issuance, Offering Platforms and Custody of Digital Assets (the
“Digital Assets Rules”), May 2022.
iii. Violation of the relevant provisions of Nigeria’s tax laws, Results Cap evasion in the country.
“The House Committee on Financial Crimee immediately commenced action
by inviting Binance to appear and give clarifications on the
allegations.Consequently, the Binance Team honored the summon and cane
into Nigeria for the first public hearing billed for 10th January
investigative hearings of the House led to the unearthing of huge Financial
transactions that have been carried out on the Binance platform without
appropriate tax payments or any form of regulation.Please find hereunder the
details of Binance Team who were in Nigeria from 4 to 10” JanuarY
I. Name: Chadwick Jay Keys
Nationality: United States of America
Passport No: 583365639
II. Name: Nadeem Salim Anjarwalla
Nationality: Kenya
Passport No: CK18171
II. Name: Jaroslav Jakubcek
Nationality: Czech Republic
Passport No: 46346218
IV. Name: Larry Geoffrey Cooke
Nationality: South Africa
Passport No: AO9358819
V Name: Tigran Gambaryan
Nationality: United States of America
Passport No: 647268726
VI. Name: Thomas James Gregory
Nationality: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Passport No: 548040267
The Office of the National Security Adviser also commenced an investigation
on Binance thereafter. Subsequently two of the Binance Executives – Nadeem
Anjarwalla and Tigran Gambaryan – were invited and detained. However, one of the detained -Nadeem Anjarwalla – escaped from the NSA’s custody since Friday 22nd March 2024.
We therefore use this medium to call on you to exercise the powers of the
State to grant us and our immediate families the security and other forms of
protection we require (within and outside Nigeria) till the conclusive outcome
of the Binance case as we face very grave danger with our lives at risk. We have
firm confidence that you will grant this our prayer considering ur Sacrifice
thus far.
We convey assurances of our highest regards and fervid support for your good
government. The group added.
