The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed reports suggesting that its investigation of Ms. Aisha Achimugu is connected to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar or Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
In a statement on Thursday, the EFCC clarified that the probe into Achimugu is solely related to allegations of criminal conspiracy and money laundering, emphasising that “the investigations of Achimugu have no correlation of any kind with the two political actors.”
According to The Guardian, the Commission revealed that it began investigating Achimugu in 2022. Although she obtained a court injunction to prevent her arrest, the Federal High Court in Abuja vacated the order on February 19, 2025.
The court ruled that “no court has the power to stop the investigative powers of the Police or EFCC or any agency established under our laws to investigate crimes when there is reasonable suspicion of commission of a crime or ample evidence of commission of an offence by a suspect.”
Additionally, the court upheld an interim forfeiture order on assets linked to Achimugu, dismissing her legal challenge as lacking merit.
The EFCC stressed that its case against Achimugu is independent of any political figure, stating that there is no “immediate or remote nexus with any politician or any veiled or open reference to any political engagement or transaction.”
Reaffirming its commitment to impartiality, the EFCC urged the public to trust in its professionalism, adding, “The EFCC is non-partisan and non-sectarian.”
