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Court orders Sanwo-Olu’s paramour Aisha Achimugu to forfeit N4.6 billion jewellery, 11 exotic cars, $50,000 to FG

Justice Jude Onwugbuzie granted the order in a judgement on Thursday.

• July 16, 2026
Aisha Achimugu
Aisha Achimugu [Credit: Aisha Achimugu]

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has granted the final forfeiture of property linked to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s paramour, Aisha Achimugu, to the federal government.


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in a statement on Thursday, announced that Mrs Achimugu’s assets forfeited to the Federal Government include “jewellery worth N4,645,170,294.9, eleven exotic cars worth N4,293,000,000, and $50,000 cash.”

According to the anti-graft agency, Justice Jude Onwugbuzie granted the order on Thursday, July 16, 2026, in a judgment on the application for the final forfeiture of the property by the anti-graft commission.

In March, same court ordered final forfeiture of $13 million linked to Mrs Achimugu’s Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Ltd.

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