Prominent Nigerian businesswoman Aisha Achimugu has gone on a hunger strike following her arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Her legal team, led by Chikaosolu Ojukwu, says she was detained around this morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, after returning from London.
The EFCC had declared Achimugu wanted in March over allegations of money laundering and criminal conspiracy involving her suspicious acquisition of two oil blocks, Shallow Water PPL 3007 and Deep Offshore PPL 302-DO at the cost of $25.3 million.
Recall Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered her to report to the EFCC on Today and appear before the court tomorrow.
Now, Her lawyers say she returned to Nigeria voluntarily to comply with the court’s directive, and described her arrest as unlawful.
