Sandali Handagama is CoinDesk's deputy managing editor for policy and regulations, EMEA. She does not own any crypto.
Nigerian media outlets have reported that government officials are expecting Nadeem Anjarwalla, the Binance executive who fled the country while in authorities' custody, to be returned to the country within the week.
A spokesperson for Anjarwalla's wife told CoinDesk that reports of the executive's arrest in Kenya and his extradition are false. The wife of Nadeem Anjarwalla, an executive at Binance who was caught in the crypto exchange's scuffle with Nigeria, has denied reports of his arrest in Kenya and subsequent extradition back to Nigeria.
Nigerian authorities have found Anjarwalla in Kenya and are working with Kenyan authorities to bring the executive back to the country, Nigeria’sHowever, a spokesperson for Anjarwalla's wife has dismissed the Punch report of his arrest as false.Anjarwalla, a British-Kenyan dual national, reportedly fled the country in March using a concealed Kenyan passport.
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