The United States has dispatched a medically equipped aircraft to evacuate Tigran Gambaryan, an executive at Binance Holdings Limited, from Nigeria.
This follows the Nigerian government’s decision to drop money laundering charges against him on Wednesday.
Gambaryan, who had been detained at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja since April, was initially arrested during a business trip in February. U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan commented on the situation, stating that Gambaryan’s release was achieved through “less confrontational” discussions between Nigerian and U.S. officials, as reported by The New York Times.
“A plane equipped with medical equipment departed Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, to bring him back to the U.S. for needed medical attention,” Sullivan noted.
