On Wednesday in Abuja, a court ruled that criminal charges against Gambaryan, a Binance executive who previously served as an IRS criminal investigator for a decade, will be dropped on medical grounds as pressure from the US government has grown to secure Gambaryan's release.

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A Nigerian court has ordered the release of Tigran Gambaryan, the Binance executive imprisoned in the country since February.

Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency has dropped a money-laundering case against a top cryptocurrency executive to allow him to get medical treatment abroad. Tigran Gambaryan, a US citizen, was arrested on a business trip to Nigeria in February and later charged alongside his company Binance with laundering $35.

Prosecutors have dropped the criminal case against Tigran Gambaryan so he can receive medical care, a government spokesman said.

The Binance executive in Nigeria is free to go home after months of incarceration in jail for financial crimes linked to the exchange.

Nigeria's government has withdrawn a money laundering case against Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan to allow him seek medical treatment abroad, the government's lawyer said on Wednesday.

After eight long months of detention in Nigeria, Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan has finally walked free. The Nigerian government decided to withdraw its money laundering case against Gambaryan, who heads Binance’s financial crime compliance team.

Nigeria's government has withdrawn the money laundering charges against Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan, local news outlet Punch reported first on Wednesday.

Nigerian govt drops charges against Binance exec Tigran Gambaryan after being held in detention since April. US officials worked for his release.

A Nigerian court on Wednesday ordered the release of Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan after the government dropped money laundering charges against him to allow him to get medical treatment abroad.