Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, 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. (Channels TV, but headline rejigged)
