Nigeria, Feb. 15 -- Binance's head of financial crime, Tigran Gambaryan, has alleged that his unlawful arrest by the Nigerian government made former US President Joe Biden avoid a meeting he planned to have with President Bola Tinubu during the 2024 UN General Assembly (UNGA).

He blamed National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu for the situation and said the US government also reduced the size of the Nigerian delegation that could attend the annual global assembly.

"Ribadu acting like an asshole angered the White House and led to diplomatic repercussions-the US limited visas to the Nigerian delegation for UNGA, and Biden refused to meet with Tinubu until my situation was resolved," Mr Gambaryan posted on X on Thursday, recounting his experi...