EFCC Arrests businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested businesswoman Aisha Achimugu at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
Achimugu was arrested around 5 am on Tuesday shortly after her return from London.

A top EFCC staff confirmed this to Channels Television in a telephone conversation on Tuesday.

The socialite had been declared wanted in March by the EFCC over allegations of criminal conspiracy and money laundering.

Her lawyer, Chikaosolu Ojukwu (SAN), confirmed her arrest, saying, “Aisha Achimugu, who arrived voluntarily into the country from London, was arrested by the EFCC around 5 a.m. on Tuesday.”

He criticised the EFCC’s action, describing it as a violation of a court order.
“In light of what transpired in court on Monday, my client returned based on the undertaking before the court to honour the EFCC’s invitation, but was arrested at the airport,” the lawyer said.

He further disclosed that Achimugu had commenced a hunger strike to protest what he termed a breach of her fundamental rights.
“She is a prisoner of conscience,” Ojukwu stated.

However, EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, is yet to confirm the development.

Her arrest comes a day after Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, ordered her to appear before the EFCC on Tuesday, and also to appear before the court on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.

According to a statement by EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, the order was made in a ruling in respect of a suit filed by Achimugu against several law enforcement agencies, including the Nigeria Police Force, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, the Department of State Services, DSS, the EFCC, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS.