A Federal High Court in Abuja wants the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to appear before it.
The court also summoned the Head of the Legal Services Department of the CBN.
They are to appear before it on Monday, September 2.
They must bring specific documents for the continuation of the trial in the money laundering case against Binance Holdings Limited and its executives.
The court had initially adjourned the case to October 11.
However, the defense counsel requested an earlier date, which the court granted, advancing the trial by a month.
Legal Battle Between Binance And CBN
Binance USA Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Tigan Gambaryan, and the exchange’s British-Kenyan regional manager for Africa, Nadeem Anjarwalla, face money laundering.
Furthermore, the charges amounting to $35 million, was brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Gambaryan and Anjarwalla were originally detained by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).
However, Anjarwalla escaped custody on March 22, 2024. Gambaryan was transferred from ONSA custody to EFCC custody and is now held at Kuje Correctional Facility.
Court Summon CBN Governor
In a subpoena entitled; “Subpoena Duces Tecum” with charge number FHC/ABCR/138/2024, the court ordered the CBN Governor and the Head of the Legal Services Department to appear or delegate a representative.
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The subpoena states: “The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Plot 33, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Way, Central Business District, Abuja – FCT.
“You or any other officer you may delegate are commanded, in the name of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to attend before the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division, presided over by Honourable Justice E. Nwite, on September 2, 2024, at 9 o’clock in the morning.
“You must bring and produce the following document: Certified True Copy of the excel spreadsheet titled ‘Export Exchange Rate Results’ published on the Central Bank of Nigeria’s website for the period from June 1, 2024, to August 16, 2024”.
A similar summon was issued for the Head of the Legal Services Department, specifying that they must also appear before the court with the required documents at the same time and place.
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