The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Anti-Corruption, Ginger Onwusibe, has denied claims by top executive of cryptocurrency firm, Mr Tigran Gambaryan that he’s one of the three federal lawmakers who demanded a bribe of $150m from him as a condition to prevent his arrest and prosecution in Nigeria for alleged financial crimes.
Recall that on Friday, Gambaryan took to his verified X handle to accuse Onwusibe, Philip Agbese and Peter Akpanke of demanding the huge bribe from him, forcing the lawmaker to issue a statement of denial.
The Binance Chief wrote on themicro-blogging site, “The DSS was involved in the House of Representatives matter. We met with them at their office on Friday, January 5, 2024, as a prerequisite to our meeting with the House of Representatives. They alluded to the fact that we had to comply with whatever the House members instructed us to do.
“At the House meeting, there were three members present. Two of them were Peter Akpanke and Philip Agbese, both working under the leadership of Ginger Obinna Onwusibe. There was a third House member, but I don’t recall his name.
“They set up fake cameras and media to make the meeting appear official, but the cameras weren’t even plugged in. As you may already know, this ended with them asking for a $150m bribe, paid in cryptocurrency into their personal wallets. A Mickey Mouse operation at its best.”