Report: Binance regional manager escapes custody, flees Nigeria

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Nadeem Anjarwalla, the Binance regional manager for Africa detained in Nigeria, has escaped from the custody of the office of the national security adviser .by Premium Times on Monday, the Binance executive escaped on March 22, from the Abuja guest house where he and his colleague were detained.

He is believed to have flown out of Abuja using a Middle Eastern airliner — but how he got on an international flight despite his British passport, is unknown.The report, however, said efforts are being made to unravel his intended destination in a bid to get him back into custody. The official, however, said authorities were trying to determine how he obtained the passport, given that he had no other travel document on him when he was taken into custody.The publication also said the two officials were held at a “comfortable guest house” and allowed many rights, including the use of telephones — a privilege Anjarwalla is believed to have exploited to plot an escape.

 

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