Philip Agbese, member representing Ado/ Okpokwu/ Ogbadibo Federal Constituency in Benue State, has challenged Tigran Gambaryan, former executive of cryptocurrency platform, Binance, to provide evidence of him demanding for $150 million bribe.

Agbese threatened legal actions against Gambaryan if he failed to provide evidence of his allegations or apologize within seven days for making false claims against him.

Recall that Gambaryan and his fellow, Anjarwalla were detained on arrival on February 26, 2024, by the Nigerian government.While Anjarwalla escaped from custody, Gambaryan was kept in detention and was charged for money laundering by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

This came after the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, raised the alarm that $26 billion was funneled through Binance without a trace.

But, months after the legal tussle, the Nigerian government dropped charges against Gambaryan and Binance.https://dailypost.ng/2024/10/23/nigerian-govt-drops-money-laundering-charges-against-binance-executive/

In October 2024, the court ordered the release of Gambaryan.

On Friday, DAILY POST reported that Gambaryan accused Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, of seeking a bribe to fund his political ambition.https://dailypost.ng/2025/02/14/how-nuhu-ribadu-demanded-billions-to-fund-his-political-ambition-tigran-gambaryan/

The Binance former executive also accused Agbese and two other Nigerian lawmakers of demanding $150 million bribe, which should be paid into their cryptocurrency wallets.

Reacting, the Benue State lawmaker denied owning a cryptocurrency wallet as claimed by Gambaryan.


https://dailypost.ng/2025/02/14/binance-provide-evidence-i-demanded-150m-bribe-or-face-consequences-philip-agbese-to-gambaryan/