Binance said it would “discontinue all Nigerian Naira (NGN) services” on Friday.
Mr Dogonyaro said the CEO of Binance was earlier invited to appear or respond to questions on terrorism, tax invasion, and money laundering.
“The allegations of terrorism financing, money laundering and tax evasion, amongst others, levelled against Binance are damning enough.”
“We were told that if we don’t clampdown on Binance, Binance will destroy the economy of this country.”
People Gazette also noticed that the Nigerian currency was unavailable on Binance on Wednesday.
Mr Cardoso expressed the apex bank’s determination “to do everything it takes to take charge of our market and not allow others manipulate our market.”
The naira plunged into a swift freefall in the past few days until Nigerian authorities stepped in to halt its dramatic fall.
“Importantly, all user funds are secure and accounts can still be accessed.’’
“Users behaving in a manipulative way will be removed from the platform.’’
Mr Shanu first got on the U.S. security radar after a victim’s mother in May.
