Nigeria, Feb. 16 -- Tigran Gambaryan, Head of Financial Crime Compliance at Binance, has reiterated his claim that three Nigerian lawmakers demanded a $150 million bribe to prevent his arrest and prosecution in Nigeria.

In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Friday, Gambaryan accused three MPs-Peter Akpanke, Philip Agbese, and Ginger Onwusibe-of requesting the funds to be transferred to their Bitcoin wallets.

On Saturday, he followed up with another post, explaining that his previous statements aimed to fill gaps in media coverage by NPR and Wired. He reflected on the difficulties he and his family endured, saying:

"Last year was an incredibly tough time for my family and me. As a compliance professional and former Special Ag...