Nigeria, Feb. 22 -- Tigran Gambaryan's recent accusations against Nigeria's National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, are as reckless as they are unsubstantiated. If the former Binance executive hoped to sway public opinion by casting himself as a victim of corruption, he has sorely miscalculated. His claims raise more questions than answers - questions that expose the contradictions and convenient omissions in his narrative.

First, if there was any truth to his allegation that Nigerian officials, including Ribadu, solicited bribes from Binance, why did his lawyers not present this claim in court during his trial? The judicial process exists for precisely this reason - to examine claims and counterclaims under the scrutiny of evidenc...