EFCC declares popular businesswoman wanted

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday declared prominent Nigerian businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu, wanted.

A public notice issued by the anti-graft commission said the Kogi-born woman is wanted over alleged 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 Governement Area of Kogi State and her last known address is: 6C, Rudolf Close, Maitama, Abuja.

“Anybody with useful information as to her whereabouts should pleasecontact the Commission in its Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin,Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt orAbuja offices or through 08093322644; its e-mail address: [email protected] or the nearest Police Station and other security agencies,” the notice signed by Dele Oyewale -Head, Media & Publicity of EFCC , read

Recalls that Achimugu was recently accused of receiving campaign funds allegedly from Lagos governor on behalf of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar during the 2023 presidential election.

But Atiku, in a statement issued by his spokesman, Paul Ibe, on Thursday and titled “Halt This Tinubu’s Voyage of Misadventure and Campaign of Calumny Against Atiku Abubakar,” dismissed the claim.

“The reports in a section of the media that the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, through Ms. Aisha Achimugu, made available to Atiku Abubakar, Vice President of Nigeria (1999–2007), money purportedly belonging to Lagos State is not true,” the statement read.

Ibe, in the statement from the Atiku Media Office stated that: “It may interest Nigerians to note that the Waziri of Adamawa does not know Governor Sanwo-Olu and has never met him before.”

Reports revealed that Aisha Achimugu is the managing director and chief executive officer of Felak Concept Group, a company specialising in civil, structural, and transportation engineering.

Over the years, the group has expanded its services to include consultancy and transaction advisory services, maritime operations, and environmental waste management, serving both private and public sector clients.

As the leader of the group, Achimugu oversees multiple subsidiaries and plays a key role in major infrastructure projects. She is notably the first female consultant and transaction advisor for the development of a Deep Sea Port in South-South Nigeria, a project handled through Felak Concept Limited.
Born on 22 January 1974 to Capt. J.E.A. and Mrs. Adole (Rtd.), Achimugu had her early education at the Federal Government Girls Science School in Kuje, Abuja.

She later obtained a B.Sc. in Accountancy from the University of Jos in 1998 and received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the Commonwealth University, Belize.
She was married to Sulaiman Achimugu, a former Managing Director of the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC), which used to be a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. He passed away in 2020.

Achimugu, who is a mother of three, made headlines last year when she hosted a lavish 50th birthday celebration in Grenada. The event was attended by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and other dignitaries. The event fueled speculation about a close relationship between her and the governor.