The Federal High Court in Abuja will on May 17th to rule on an application by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), to serve by substituted means the charge against a top executive of Binance Holdings Limited, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who fled from custody last month.
The FIRS through its counsel, Moses Ideho, had hinted at plans to serve the charge of the fleeing defendant, on Tigran Gambaryan, the defendant who has been available since the matter started.
This was affirmed by Justice Emeka Nwite who previously suggested ruled that it was proper to serve on Gambaryan, the charge against Binance, which is the first defendant in the case.
But Counsel to Anjarwalla, Chukwuka Ikwazuonu argued that it was inappropriate to serve a criminal charge of another defendant on his client, prompting the judge to adjourn the matter for ruling on the mode of service.
Last month, Anjarwalla escaped the custody of the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) while been the subject of the Federal Government’s ongoing probe into Binance activities in Nigeria.
