A prominent business executive and socialite, Aisha Sulaiman Achimugu has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
According to a statement by her legal team on Tuesday, Achimugu was taken into custody at around 5am shortly after voluntarily arriving in Nigeria from London.
The arrest came less than 24 hours after a Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice I.E. Ekwo, ordered her to present herself before the EFCC on Tuesday.
The court also directed the anti-graft agency to produce her in court on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
Reacting to the development, Achimugu’s lawyer, Chikaosolu Ojukwu (SAN), criticised the arrest, noting that his client willingly returned to the country.
“Aisha Achimugu, who arrived voluntarily from London, was arrested by the EFCC. She has immediately commenced a hunger strike. She is a prisoner of conscience,” Ojukwu stated.
At the time of filing this report, EFCC’s spokesperson had not confirmed or refuted the reported arrest.