The Kenya Police Service is working quickly to send fugitive Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, back to Nigeria within the week, The PUNCH has learned.
Anjarwalla, who escaped from legal custody in Nigeria in March, was found in Kenya in April by a team including officers from the International Criminal Police Organisation, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Kenya Police Service.
The Binance regional manager in Africa, “left Nigeria using a smuggled Kenyan passport,” as stated by the Office of the National Security Adviser, led by Nuhu Ribadu, in a declaration after his escape from custody.
Officials familiar with his case told our correspondent on Sunday that Anjarwalla has been arrested by the police in Kenya.
Sources said he is likely to be sent back to Nigeria within the week.
It was also learned that the arrest of the Binance executive was based on the approval of an extradition request by INTERPOL, Nigeria, along with the EFCC.
A government source who chose to remain anonymous because he was not authorized to speak to the press said, “Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla has been arrested by the Kenya Police Service, and he would be sent back to Nigeria this week by INTERPOL.”
Another Federal Government source who was not authorized to speak, noted, “As we had said before that Anjarwalla would be extradited, he has been arrested in Kenya, and he’ll be extradited to Nigeria this week.”
The PUNCH had exclusively reported that the Federal Government traced Anjarwalla to Kenya, following his escape from lawful custody in Nigeria.
Following the development, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the International Criminal Police, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Kenyan Police Service have deepened talks to quicken Anjarwalla’s extradition.
In the earlier report, Saturday PUNCH reported that Anjarwalla, whose cover has now been blown, went into hiding immediately after he landed in Kenya.
