The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has confirmed the escape of the Binance regional manager for Africa, Nadeem Anjarwalla.
According to ONSA, Anjarwalla escaped by using a smuggled passport, adding that the officer in charge of his detainment has been arrested.
ONSA Head of Strategic Communication, Zakari Mijinyawa, said in a statement, that Preliminary investigation shows that Mr Anjarwalla fled Nigeria using a smuggled passport.
The Binance executive was said to have escaped after guards on duty led him to a nearby mosque for prayers in the spirit of the ongoing Ramadan fast.
The report further said he could have been flown out of the country using a Middle Eastern airliner.
