“Some Nigerian Government Officials Demanded Crypto Bribe From Us” – Binance CEO Reveals

He claimed that certain Nigerian government officials requested a bribe from the company in exchange for halting their investigation.

According to Teng in a blog post on Tuesday, the company had engaged with some government officials on January 8 in Abuja, during which the organization was accused of criminal activities bordering on illegal operations in the country and foreign exchange rate manipulations.

He stated that after the meeting with the Nigerian authorities, they were approached by unknown persons who claimed to be representatives of the government officials and suggested to them to make a payment in settlement of the allegations within 48 hours of making the request.