Aisha Achimugu arrested after return from London, billionaire businesswoman goes on hunger strike

Weeks after she was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), operatives of the anti-graft agency, on Tuesday, arrested billionaire businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

She was arrested around 5am shortly after her return from London.
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.

The socialite was 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, ordered her to appear before the EFCC on Tuesday, and also to appear before the court on Wednesday, April 30.