Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested businesswoman Aisha Achimugu at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

It was learnt that Achimugu was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday at about 5am shortly after she returned from London.

The anti-graft agency had earlier in March declared Achimugu wanted over allegations of criminal conspiracy and money laundering.

Her arrest came less than 24 hours after a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered her to appear before the EFCC on Tuesday.

The court session presided over by Justice I.E. Ekwo, also ordered the EFCC to produce Achimuhu 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.