Binance: Lawmaker Denies $ 140m Bribery Allegation

DEPUTY Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Delegated Legislation, Mr . Dominic Okafor, has said there is no truth in the claim that he demanded for a bribe amounting to $ 140 million from Binance executives. Speaking at a press conference held at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja, yesterday, he th reatened to take legal action against those bandying his name on the issue.

The lawmaker had last Wednesday sponsored a motion to investigate the mysterious escape of an executive of a cryptocurrency exchange company, Binance, Nadeem Anjarwalla, in a security breach, which occurred while in a Guest House under the Office of the National Security Adviser ( ONSA).

Okafor, who expressed grave displeasure over series of calls received after the resolution passed by the House, said: "I am here this afternoon to talk about the false information that has been going on in the social media since after the sponsorship of my motion on Wednesday, May8; amotionof urgent national importance, where I talked about the need to investigate the escape from custody of one of the executives of Binance, Mr. Nadir Anjewala.

"Shortly after I moved that motion, which was well received and a lot of people were calling to commend me, I also started getting calls from my friends all over the world saying I collected bribe from this very company.

"I got worried and after that did a letter to the media company that originated the story. I wrote a letter to them in which I copied the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Clerk, Inspector General of Police, EFCC and DSS.