Who Is Nadeem Anjarwalla? Embattled Binance Executive Faces Extradition

Fleeing Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla was arrested in Kenya with plans to extradite him to Nigeria. Nadeem Anjarwalla is in the middle of a legal battle with the Nigerian government after he was detained alongside fellow Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan. 

Both men flew into Nigeria to discuss with authorities on developing issues on Binance P2P offering and the local currency. Nigerian authorities claimed the Binance facilitated the exchange of funds acting as a medium of exchange. 

The National Security Adviser’s Office detained Nadeem Anjarwalla and his colleague, opening up months of legal drama surrounding all parties. 

Who is Nadeem Anjarwalla?

Nadeem is a British-Kenyan citizen and a manager of Binance Africa. Before taking up his role at Binance, Nadeem Anjarwalla worked with Global Founders Capital and Uber Eats. 

He obtained a law degree from BPP Law School and also has a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Oxford University. He also practiced law in Kenya as well striving to improve the development of web3 on the continent.

Nadeem practiced law at Anjarwalla & Khanna, a leading commercial law firm in East Africa. He is a member of the Kenyan Blockchain Association (BAK) which called for his release from custody after his arrest. 

Possible Extradition To Nigeria

Before the confirmation of his arrest by Kenyan authorities, sources within the Nigerian government disclosed that they would partner with local and foreign law enforcement agencies to arrest and extradite Nadeem Anjarwalla.

Authorities noted that he was traced to Kenya with Kenyan sources confirming his arrest although under anonymity. Talks are now held towards his possible extradition to Nigeria to face charges. 

“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 source noted. 

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