The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Binance, Mr. Richard Teng, has alleged that some Nigerian government officials have demanded large amounts of payments in digital currency to make their problems “go away”.

Teng made this known in a blog post on Tuesday, adding that Binance legal representative declined the offer from those undisclosed officials.

Recall that 0n February 28, the Office of the National Special Adviser (ONSA) detained two top executives of Binance as part of an investigation bordering on illegal operations in the country and foreign exchange rate manipulations.

The detained executives included, a 37-year-old British-Kenyan, Nadeem Anjarwalla who is Binance’s regional manager for Africa; and a 39-year-old US citizen, Tigran Gambaryan, Binance’s head of financial crime compliance.

On March 25, the Federal Government filed a criminal charge against Binance for “tax evasion” — the same period Anjarwalla fled detention.