The Mayor of Blanco, Texas, Mike Arnold has asked the Federal Government of Nigeria to ignore claims from Binance, a Cryptocurrency platform, that a high-ranking Nigerian official requested a $150 million bribe to stop the investigation and trial of the company’s executives.
According to the Mayor, Binance has a habit of using bribery accusations as a means to avoid facing serious criminal investigations and trials.
In a statement released by the Mayor, He said “Given that we in the United States have our own experience with Binance, I am inclined to believe that this allegation is an attempt by the crypto exchange to escape the Nigerian charges,
“I do not believe this story. Not even for one second. Not at all. I know officials of the current Nigerian administration, who are some of the finest specimens of gentlemanliness,
“However, I will give Binance the benefit of the doubt and ask them not to make blanket allegations, but to mention names. Who demanded bribes. Surely not ghosts.
“They must have names. Mentionable names. And if their story is true, Binance is challenged to come clean with the who, what, where and when.”
Recall that Citizens Channel earlier reported the escape of one of the two Binance executives from detention in Nigeria.
Anjarwalla who escaped from custody in Nigeria following the Federal Government’s crackdown on the cryptocurrency platform’s excesses in the country has reportedly been apprehended by the Kenyan police and plans for extradition are underway.
