Binance Saga: Home of Reps Member Accused of Demanding $140m Bribe Speaks

• Dominic Okafor, a member of the Home of Representatives from Anambra state, has denied allegations of demanding a $140 million bribe from Binance
• The lawmaker attributed the claims to a smear marketing campaign following his movement to probe the escape of a Binance govt from Nigerian custody
• Okafor threatened authorized motion, stressing his background within the non-public sector and his long-standing affiliation with Rotary Worldwide as proof of his integrity

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FCT, Abuja – Dominic Okafor, a member of the Home of Representatives (Aguata Federal Constituency of Anambra state, has responded to the allegations that he demanded a $140 million bribe from high executives of cryptocurrency giants Binance Holdings Restricted.

Briefing newsmen on Friday, Might 10, the lawmaker threatened to take authorized motion in opposition to the media platform that reported the alleged bribe.

Dominic Okafor, the Nigerian lawmaker accused of demanding a bribe of $140 million from Binance, has threatened authorized motion.
Photograph credit: @ogundamisi, @officialEFCCSource: Twitter

Binance saga: Why I used to be accused of demanding bribe – Okafor

In response to Okafor, the publication was an try and smear his title and integrity after shifting a movement to probe the escape of a Binance govt, Nadeem Anjarwalla, from the custody of Nigerian safety.

“Shortly after I moved that movement, which was properly obtained and lots of people have been calling to commend me, I began getting calls from my buddies everywhere in the world saying I collected bribes from this very firm. I acquired fearful and wrote a letter to Premium Occasions, the media firm that originated the story,” Day by day Belief quoted the lawmaker as saying.

“I wrote a letter to them which I copied the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Clerk, Inspector Common of Police, EFCC and DSS. I requested them to retrieve the knowledge inside 24 hours, if not I’ll take authorized motion in opposition to them.”

Okafor mentioned he comes from the non-public sector and has been a member of Rotary Worldwide for over 25 years, The Punch additionally reported.

He emphasised the significance of Rotary’s values and the integrity he has cultivated through the years, expressing concern over makes an attempt to tarnish that fame.

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Binance bribery declare: FG speaks

In the meantime, TheTalk.NG earlier reported that the federal authorities reacted to the allegation that some officers demanded a bribe from Binance to clear its case.

In an announcement signed by Rabiu Ibrahim, the particular assistant to the minister of data and nationwide orientation, Mohammed Idris, the Nigerian authorities mentioned Binance can not clear its title by sponsoring a media marketing campaign in opposition to the nation.

The minister mentioned the one approach out was for the cryptocurrency firm to submit itself to authorized and judicial proceedings guiding enterprise guidelines in a sovereign nation like Nigeria.

Supply: TheTalk.NG