Philip Agbese, one of many Nigerian Home of Representatives members alleged to have demanded a $150 million bribe from Tigran Gambaryan, has issued a 7-day ultimatum to the Binance government to supply proof of such or face authorized motion.
In a submit revealed on X on Friday, Gambaryan recounted his experiences within the fingers of some Nigerian lawmakers.
Gambaryan claimed three lawmakers, together with Peter Akpanke, Ginger Onwusibe, and Agbese demanded a $150 million bribe in cryptocurrency cost into their private wallets.
Nevertheless, Agbese, who’s the Deputy Spokesperson of the Home of Representatives in a press release issued on Friday, stated he was not a member of the committee and by no means demanded a bribe from Binance.
Describing the allegations as false, Agbese stated he was by no means a part of any assembly with the Binance government.
“I’m outraged by the false allegations made by Tigran Gambaryan, an government of the controversial crypto agency Binance, claiming that I used to be amongst those that demanded a $150 million bribe from him,” the assertion reads.
“These allegations are false. I used to be not a part of any assembly with any Binance government concerning cash for any goal.
“I demand that Tigran Gambaryan publishes any proof that hyperlinks Hon. Philip Agbese to the problem. I additional demand that failing to supply proof as said, Tigran Gambaryan should trigger a retraction of his malicious claims and publication and apologize to me inside the subsequent 7 days or face authorized motion from my attorneys,” he said.
Whereas insisting that he was not a member of the Committee on {Economic} and {Financial} Crimes, Agbese stated he solely received concerned within the matter when he visited his colleague, Hon. Peter Ankpanke, in his workplace, the place they mentioned Binance’s actions that didn’t embody any demand from anybody.
“It was throughout this go to to the workplace of Hon. Peter Ankpanke, with Hon. Peter Anekwe current, that he instructed me they have been interfacing with Binance Staff from overseas over a referral to their Committee.
“What transpired between the 2 of them and the Binance government after I left the workplace is left to them. I by no means noticed these guests once more after that probability assembly and didn’t afterwards attend any assembly with Binance executives, the EFCC, or the DSS,” he narrated.
Amongst different allegations, Gambaryan in a submit on X on Friday said that he visited Nigeria to satisfy with lawmakers and related authorities.
