The opposition leaders said Mr Ribadu is a man of integrity and incapable of the allegations levelled against him.
Two outspoken members of opposition groups in Nigeria have expressed support for National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, following a series of allegations levelled against him by Binance’s head of financial crime, Tigran Gambaryan.
The opposition leaders said Mr Ribadu is a man of integrity and incapable of the allegations levelled against him.
On Friday, Mr Gambaryan accused the NSA of seeking to personally benefit from Nigeria’s dispute with Binance.
“Ribadu emphasised that he wanted billions in payouts to fund his future political ambition,” Mr Gambaryan said.
The crypto firm’s official also claimed that Mr Ribadu hired a US law firm to negotiate his release from detention while in Nigerian custody but the move failed due to their “incompetence and greed.”
Mr Gambaryan, who was detained and tried in Nigeria for several months, made these allegations on Friday in a series of post on X.
Mr Ribadu has not reacted to the allegations. However, the Nigerian government, in its Friday response, accused Mr Gambaryan of making false claims.
Information Minister Mohammed Idris said the “allegations are not only unsubstantiated but also lack credibility, given his apparent motive to discredit and intimidate those who ensured he faced justice.”
In response, the American insisted, on Saturday, that what he said was factual.
“What I shared was factual, based on my personal experiences and conversations with those who have direct knowledge of the events I discussed.”
He added that he shared the information with both Nigerian and US law enforcement.
