The Kenya Police Service has apprehended Nadeem Anjarwalla, a Binance executive who was attempting to flee, as the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) moves forward with plans to extradite him to Nigeria. Government sources, speaking anonymously due to lack of authorization, confirmed this development on Sunday night.

According to one source, "Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, has been arrested by the Kenya Police Service, and he would be extradited to Nigeria this week by INTERPOL." Another source reiterated, "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."

Previously, we had reported that the Federal Government had traced Anjarwalla to Kenya after his escape from lawful custody in Nigeria. In response, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), INTERPOL, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Kenyan Police Service intensified discussions to expedite Anjarwalla’s extradition.

In an earlier report by Saturday PUNCH, it was revealed that Anjarwalla, who had been hiding since arriving in Kenya, had his whereabouts discovered. Efforts were being made to collaborate with Kenyan authorities to facilitate his return to Nigeria to face charges against him.

The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, confirmed in the March edition of the EFCC bulletin titled "EFCC Alert" that the commission, alongside INTERPOL, the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the governments of the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, and Kenya, was actively pursuing Anjarwalla's extradition.

Olukoyede stated, "The takeover of the prosecution of Binance chiefs by the commission is no less a strong message in the direction of EFCC’s resolve to hedge in distortions and disruptions in the country’s forex market." He added that Anjarwalla, along with other executives, faced charges of tax evasion, currency speculation, and money laundering totaling $35,400,000. While one executive, Tigran Gambaryan, was in custody, efforts were underway to extradite Anjarwalla, involving multiple international agencies and governments.

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