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By Collins Yakubu-Hammer
The Federal Government has urged residents to ignore the falsehoods peddled by Mr Tigran Gambaryan, an American worker of Binance.
This was acknowledged in a launch signed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, on Friday in Abuja.
Idris expressed the federal government’s concern over the outrageous allegations, misinformation, and defamatory statements made by Gambaryan, who was not too long ago tried in Nigeria for monetary crimes.
He acknowledged that whereas the federal government was reluctant to have interaction Gambaryan, given the high-level diplomatic intervention that resolved his case, it was nonetheless compelled to set the report straight to stop his falsehoods from gaining traction.
“The first go to by Gambaryan and his colleagues to Nigeria was discretionary on their half, and the Government was not formally concerned.
“However, when the federal government’s consideration was drawn to an alleged bribery demand throughout that journey, an investigation was instantly launched, regardless of the absence of a proper grievance from anybody.
“Gambaryan’s second visit to Nigeria was part of a broader investigation into the criminal manipulation of the Nigerian currency through peer-to-peer platforms like Binance, but investigators were frustrated by the tactics deployed by Gambaryan and his team,” Idris mentioned.
The minister additional defined that Gambaryan was launched by the Nigerian authorities in October 2024 on humanitarian grounds, following high-level diplomatic intervention that resulted in tangible advantages for Nigeria.
He added that the federal government rejected Binance’s provide of a $5 million down fee in alternate for Gambaryan’s launch, opting as an alternative for a extra useful settlement with the American authorities.
“We categorically deny the retaliatory claims made by Gambaryan in opposition to Nigerian officers concerned in his case, and we urge the general public to ignore these false accusations of their entirety.
“It is important to notice that Gambaryan’s allegations aren’t solely unsubstantiated but in addition lack credibility, given his obvious motive to discredit and intimidate those that ensured he confronted justice.
“However, we’re assured that each the Nigerian and American judicial techniques will present Gambaryan with a good alternative to substantiate his claims in court docket.
“Until then, we advise the public to exercise caution and not be swayed by Gambaryan’s unfounded and malicious claims,” the minister mentioned. (NAN)
Edited by Yakubu Uba