Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), on Friday declared Abuja businesswoman and socialite, Aisha Achimugu, wanted for criminal conspiracy and money laundering.
“The public is hereby notified that AISHA SULAIMAN ACHIMUGU, whose photograph appears above is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in an alleged case of Criminal Conspiracy and Money Laundering. Achimugu, 51, is an indigene of Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State and her last known address is: 6C, Rudolf Close, Maitama, Abuja,” the anti-graft agency said in a notice published on its social media handles on Friday with the picture of the socialite.
In the notice, EFCC asked anyone with useful information as to whereabouts of Aisha Achimugu to contact its office in its Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt or Abuja offices or through 08093322644; its e-mail address: info@efcc.gov.ng or the nearest Police Station and other security agencies.”
The wanted notice was signed by the spokesperson for EFCC, Dele Oyewale.
The declaration of the socialite wanted followed report that she has fled the country after she was invited for interrogation by the EFCC
There were also reports that EFCC had obtained a court warrant to declare Achimugu wanted.