Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan sues NSA, EFCC

Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive who is currently incarcerated, has filed a lawsuit against the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu for allegedly violating his fundamental rights. In the initial application, dated March 18, and submitted by his attorney, Olujoke Aliyu of the Aluko and Oyebode Law Firm, Gambaryan requested five reliefs from Justice Inyang Ekwo. 

Additionally, on March 22, Nadeem Anjarwalla, the regional manager for Binance in Africa, broke free from legal custody and launched a second right enforcement lawsuit before Justice Ekwo. 

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Gambaryan and Anjarwalla sued the Office of NSA (ONSA) and the EFCC as first and second respondents in the cases with the filing numbers FHC/ABJ/CS/356/24 and FHC/ABJ/CS/355/24.

They want the same reliefs. In his application, Gambaryan, a US citizen in charge of financial crime compliance at the cryptocurrency exchange platform, requested a declaration that his arrest and the confiscation of his passport for international travel violated Sections 35 (1) and (4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). 

He claimed that the action amounted to a breach of his constitutionally protected basic right to personal liberty. In addition, he requested a court order directing the respondents to immediately free him from detention and return his passport for foreign travel. 

In addition, Gambaryan requested a permanent injunction prohibiting the respondents and their representatives from holding him any longer in connection with any inquiries made to Binance.

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