REPORT: American citizen and former US federal agent Tigran Gambaryan is being held hostage in Nigeria as the Biden Administration is nowhere to be seen.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 9, 2024
Gambaryan, a Binance executive, was lured to Nigeria for a business meeting.
After arriving, Nigerian officials arrested him… pic.twitter.com/pDdd8aSjj6
American citizen and former US federal agent Tigran Gambaryan is being held hostage in Nigeria as the Biden Administration is nowhere to be seen.
Gambaryan, a Binance executive, was lured to Nigeria for a business meeting.
After arriving, Nigerian officials arrested him and are now trying to extort Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, of $150M+ for his release or else they will transfer him to a prison known to hold terrorists.
Gambaryan has been in Nigerian custody for over 70 days yet the Biden administration has yet to say a word.
"To invite a company's mid-level employees for collaborative policy meetings, only to detain them, has set a dangerous new precedent for all companies worldwide," Binance CEO Richard Teng said.
The video below was provided by Gambaryan's family. It was the last video he took before his phone was taken by Nigerian authorities.
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