Nigerian Doctor Detained Over Binance Executive Medical Records

Dr. Abraham Ehizojie, a medical professional responsible for treating detained Binance Nigeria executive Tigran Gambaryan, has been issued an arrest warrant after he failed to hand over the prisoner’s medical records.

Dr. Abraham Ehizojie Hit With Arrest Warrant By Justice Emeka Nwite

According to Nigerian media outlets, Justice Emeka Nwite carried out Ehizojie’s detainment request after Gambaryan’s attorney, Mark Mordi, said he had yet to receive his client’s mandated medical records.

“My client came here in a wheelchair,” Mordi said. “He has been complaining of back pain. We need to be careful of the life in our hands.”

In addition to Ehizoje’s arrest, Gambaryan has been granted a 24-hour stay at a hospital in Abuja in order to better assess his condition.

Binance’s frail-looking Head of Crime Compliance originally collapsed in court during a hearing in May, where it was later determined he was suffering from double pneumonia and malaria.

However, Gambaryan’s family has claimed that despite court orders, the crypto exchange executive has been denied appropriate medical treatment while detained at Kuje prison.

BINANCE EXEC TIGRAN GAMBARYAN'S HEALTH WORSENS IN NIGERIA, WHEELED INTO COURTROOM

– Tigran Gambaryan, the detained Binance executive in Nigeria, was wheeled into a Federal High Court in Abuja due to severe back pain.

– According to reports, his herniated disc has left him… https://t.co/KFQJYfxyue pic.twitter.com/2EMftJdxnV

— BSCN (@BSCNews) July 17, 2024

According to a statement made last month by his family, it took officials 11 days to get Gambaryan adequate treatment despite the medical visit being court-ordered.

“We really need the U.S. government to intervene more forcefully for the immediate release of an innocent American citizen,” Tigran’s wife, Yuki Gambryan, stated. “This has gone on too long and Tigran’s life is at risk.”

Detained Binance Nigeria Executive Tigran Gambaryan Ordered To Hospital

Gamabaryan was originally detained alongside fellow Binance employee Nadeem Anjarwalla in late February of this year on money laundering charges, though critics claim the duo are simply pawns caught up in tensions between Nigeria and the global crypto exchange.

Caught in a once-in-a-lifetime economic crisis, the Nigerian government has seemingly shifted blame for the financial disaster towards the crypto exchange for its hand in allegedly sinking the value of its currency, the naira.

Binance, meanwhile, has pushed back against the country’s claims, creating friction between the two parties.

The crypto exchange claims Gambaryan and Anjarwalla were in Nigeria “in good faith” for a series of crypto policy discussions when the duo was restrained by government officials.

Anjarwalla was able to escape sometime in March, but his whereabouts remain unknown.

The case is due back in court on October 11. At time of publication, it remains unclear whether or not Gambaryan has yet to be seen by a doctor successfully.