Idris clarified that Gambaryan and his colleagues left their first visit to Nigeria and that the government had not formally participated.
However, when the government was attracted by the attention of the government during this trip, it was investigated immediately.
He noted that Gambaryan’s second visit to Nigeria was part of a broader investigation into criminal manipulation of Nigerian currency through peer-to-peer platforms such as Binance, but investigators were frustrated by the strategies Gambaryan and his team used.
Idris added that Gambaryan’s allegations against his officials lack credibility. However, the Nigerian and American judicial systems will provide Mr. Gambaria with a fair opportunity to confirm his claims in the court.
The statement reads, “The federal government of Nigeria pointed out that allegations of exposure, misinformation and defamatory statements involving Tigran Gambaryan, who is Tigran Gambaryan of the U.S. trustee, who recently Arrested and tried in Nigeria.
“While the federal government of Nigeria is reluctant to interact with Mr. Gambaria, given that high-level diplomatic intervention resolves his case, we must directly develop records to prevent his falsehood from being grounded.
“Mr. Gambaria and his colleagues’ first visit to Nigeria was resigned and the government was not formally involved. However, when the government drew attention to alleged bribery demand during this trip, despite no formal complaints from anyone, But it was investigated immediately.
“Mr. Gambaryan’s second visit to Nigeria is part of a broader investigation into the criminal manipulation of Nigerian currencies through peer-to-peer platforms such as Binance, but investigators have taken on Gambaryan and his team Strategy is frustrated.
“Mr. Gambaryan was released from the Nigerian government in October 2024 with a high-level diplomatic intervention to end with diplomatic benefits for Nigeria. The government rejected the $5 million proposed by Binance the down payment in exchange for Mr. Gambaria’s freedom while supporting a more beneficial settlement with the U.S. government.
“We explicitly deny Mr. Gambaria’s claim of retaliation against Nigerian officials involved in the case and we urge the public to ignore all these false allegations.
“It must be noted that Mr. Gambaria’s allegations were not only unproven, but lacked credibility because of his apparent motives to discredit and intimidate those who ensured that he faced justice.
“However, we are confident that both Nigeria and the US judicial system will provide Mr. Gambaria with a fair opportunity to confirm his claims in the court. Until then, we recommend that the public act with caution and not be subject to Mr. Gambaria’s slightest slightest slightest silence of Mr. Gambaria. The impact of unfounded and malicious claims.”