Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to facilitate the release of businesswoman Aisha Achimugu, in accordance with the Commission’s bail conditions.
The directive came on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, after the court was informed that Achimugu’s previous bail, granted to her lawyer, had been revoked by the EFCC, which issued new conditions.
Achimugu’s counsel, Kehinde Oguwumiju, SAN, attempted to seek a variation of the bail terms, but the EFCC’s legal representative, E.E. Iheanacho, SAN, opposed the request, and the court rejected it, prompting the withdrawal of the motion.
Achimugu faces investigation by the EFCC for alleged conspiracy, money laundering, obtaining under false pretenses, corruption, and possession of properties suspected to have been acquired through unlawful means.
She was arrested on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, and brought before the court the following day. Justice Ekwo ruled that the EFCC should expedite the processing of the bail conditions and ordered all parties to report on compliance by May 2, 2025.
