The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday, 29 April, 2025, arrested businesswoman Aisha Achimugu at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
Achimugu was arrested around 5am shortly after her return from London.
Achimugu had been declared wanted in March by the EFCC over allegations of criminal conspiracy and money laundering.
On Monday, the Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice I.E. Ekwo, had ordered her to appear before the EFCC on Tuesday, and also to appear before the court on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
The spokesman of the commission could not be reached for official comments at the time of filing this report.
But Achimugus’s lawyer, Chikaosolu Ojukwu (SAN), in a statement on Tuesday, condemned the arrest, saying his client had returned to Nigeria voluntarily.
“Aisha Achimugu, who arrived voluntarily into the country from London, was arrested by the EFCC. She has immediately gone on a hunger strike. She is a prisoner of conscience,” Ojukwu said.
