Tigran Gambaryan’s detention in Nigeria in 2024 became an international incident after he was held for eight months on financial crime allegations while representing Binance, drawing global attention and diplomatic concern.

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Gambaryan graced national and international headlines in 2024, when Nigerian law enforcement detained him on a series of allegations related to his role at Binance.

The executive's departure follows a harrowing ordeal that began in February 2024 when he traveled to Nigeria on behalf of Binance to address allegations that the exchange's operations had contributed to the country's currency crisis.