Economic and Financial Crimes Commission officers on Wednesday brought businesswoman Aisha Achimugu to the Federal High Court in Abuja on the order of the court.
Achimugu, escorted by two female EFCC operatives, arrived around 11:35 am.
She was declared wanted in March by the EFCC over allegations of criminal conspiracy and money laundering.
The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice I.E. Ekwo, had on Monday ordered her to appear before the EFCC on Tuesday.
New Daily Prime reported on Tuesday, EFCC arrested Achimugu at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
It was gathered that Achimugu was arrested around 5am shortly after her return from London.
In March, Achimugu had previously been declared wanted by the EFCC over allegations involving criminal conspiracy and money laundering.
Her legal counsel, Chief Chikaosolu Ojukwu, confirmed the arrest, stating that his client returned to Nigeria voluntarily in compliance with the court’s directive, only to be detained by EFCC officials at the airport.
Ojukwu condemned the arrest, arguing it contradicted the court’s instruction, which he interpreted as protecting his client from being detained upon her return.
“In accordance with the agreement made in court, she came back to honour the EFCC’s invitation. Despite this, she was apprehended at the airport,” Ojukwu said, adding that Achimugu had begun a hunger strike in protest, describing her as “a prisoner of conscience.”
