Aisha Achimugu started the hunger strike after the arrest of the EFCC airport

The executive and socialite of the leading business, Aisha Achimugu, reportedly had begun to strike starvations while in custody of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), following her concerns by the operations of anti-corruption agents after returning to Nigeria.

His legal team, led by Senior Nigerian (SAN) Advocate, Mr. Chikaosolu Ojukwu confirmed the arrest of Achimugu in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja.

According to the statement, he was detained around 5 am at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

EFCC previously stated that Achimugu was desired in March 2025 in connection with accusations of criminal conspiracy and money laundering.

This development occurred despite the orders of the Federal High Court issued on Monday by Judge Ie Ekwo, who directed Achimugu to appear before EFCC on Tuesday and then presented himself before the court on Wednesday.

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Ojukwu stated that their clients had voluntarily returned from London specifically to respect EFCC’s invitation, only to be captured by commission operators at the airport.

He stressed that the Achimugu legal team had told the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday about his intention to visit EFCC on Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation of alleged criminal conspiracy cases and money laundering.

“Considering what happened in court on Monday, our clients returned based on effort in front of the court to respect EFCC’s invitation, but were arrested at the airport,” Ojukwu stressed.

He further revealed Achimugu’s direct response to his detention: “He immediately went on a hunger strike. He was a prisoner of conscience and our establishment in arrest was that it had been in conflict with the rule of law.”

Ojukwu described Achimugu as a respected business king and group implementing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Felak Concept Group, Conglomerates with interest in the engineering, maritime, oil and gas, and information technology sectors.

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