‘You’re evil’ Binance Gambaryan tells Nigerian govt over denial of allegation of $150m bribe by lawmakers

 

 

 

Ayodele Olalere

 

 

 

The freed Binance executive and a former US federal agent, Tigran Gambaryan, has described the Nigerian government as ‘evil’ over the latter’s denial that some lawmakers at the national assembly demanded a bribe of $150million from him to help settle his case with the federal government during his travail in Nigeria.

Gambaryan was tried in Nigeria for
financial crimes but later released following high-level intervention from.the American government.

He had claimed that during his detention three Nigerian lawmakers demanded a $150million bribe from him to stave off his arrest and prosecution.

Reacting to the allegation, the federal government through the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammed Idris berated Gambaryan and described the allegation as ‘misinformation and defamatory.’

The government said no government officials demanded bribes for him and urged Nigerians to disregard the allegations.

However, while hitting back at the government for accusing him of spreading falsehood, Gambaryan in a statement released by him narrated his ordeal while in detention.

He described the government’s denial as ‘foolishness’ in his response on his X page.

“You dragged my name through the mud for the past year with zero evidence against me, nearly killed me, and caused trauma to my family and now you have the nerve to talk about defamation?

“I’ll put my credibility on the line anytime. In court? You mean like last time, when your attorneys didn’t even show up to the human rights suit in Abuja?

“Get your facts straight. I am done with this foolishness. I said my part. I’ll be off twitter now since it’s pointless to argue with evil,’ he wrote.