Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested prominent business executive and socialite, Aisha Sulaiman Achimugu.
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.
At the time of filing this report, EFCC’s spokesperson had not responded to requests for official comments.
Achimugu had been declared wanted in March by the EFCC over allegations of criminal conspiracy and money laundering.
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.
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