A Federal High Court in Abuja has summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Head of the Legal Services Department of the apex bank to appear in court on September 2, 2024.
The summon, following an ongoing money laundering trial against Binance Holdings Limited and its executives.
The court, however, requested for specific documents, notably a Certified True Copy of the excel spreadsheet captioned ‘Export Exchange Rate Results’ published on the Central Bank of Nigeria’s website for the period from 1 June 2024 to 16 August 2024.
These documents must be tendered either by appearing in person or through a delegated officer who will provide the requested documentation.
At the prior court session, the presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, adjourned the case to October 11, following a request by the defence counsel for a change of date, which the court granted, moving the date a month earlier.
The case involves Binance USA’s Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Tigan Gambaryan, and the exchange’s British-Kenyan regional manager for Africa, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who are charged with money laundering charges amounting to $35m brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Anjarwalla, however, fled lawful custody on March 22, 2024, while Gambaryan, is currently detained at Kuje Correctional Facility.
