Mr Agbese challenged Mr Gambaryan to produce the crypto account that was meant to receive the bribe.
According to reports, Mr Tinubu’s desperation to meet Mr Biden at the UNGA partly influenced the release of Mr Gambaryan in October.
Binance is the sole defendant in EFCC’s amended charge dated and filed on November 25.
The United States has appreciated the Nigerian government for releasing the Binance Holdings Limited executive, Tigran Gambaryan
The naira traded at a recent low of $1 to N1,660, a 50 per cent decline in 2024, despite Binance ceasing to offer P2P services in the country in February 2024.
Mr Nwite fixed Oct. 11 for the commencement of the trial.
“Look at what Binance is doing to our economy. That’s why the government moved against Binance,” said Bayo Onanuga, a media aide to the president.
He added that the detained Binance employee “also has full access to consular services from his home government.
“Yesterday, @RepHoulahan and I visited with US citizen Tigran Gambaryan in Kuje Prison in Nigeria,” Mr Hill said in a post on X.
Tigran’s and my own tax dollars get sent to Nigeria in aid every year. Nigeria is supposed to be an ally,” Ms Gambaryan said.
