Nigeria, March 17 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has obtained an arrest warrant against businesswoman Aisha Achimugu, preparatory to declaring her wanted for alleged money laundering and investment scam, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt.

Ms Achimugu, an associate of Babajide Sanwo-Olu - Governor of Lagos State, is believed to have fled Nigeria after she was billed to meet with EFCC interrogators on 5 March.

Investigators discovered that she escaped from Nigeria sometimes between Thursday 6 and Friday 7 March.

Top-level anti-graft officials, who asked not to be named because they were not authorised to discuss the matter with the media, revealed the development to this newspaper on Sunday.

The EFCC obtained a warrant of...