Thursday, June 18, 2026

The Sun Nigeria

US Lawmakers Accuse Nigeria of Taking Binance Executive ‘Hostage’

  • Urge President Biden to Help Secure His Release

Sixteen Republican lawmakers including Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul, have written to President Joe Biden to have the case of Tigran Gambaryan referred to the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs.

A US citizen, Gambaryan, who is the head of financial crime compliance at Binance has been in detention in Abuja, the Nigerian capital since April.

Details later