Lagos-based socialite and Group Chief Executive Officer of Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Ltd, Aisha Achimugu, has denied reports that $13 million was discovered in her residence, describing the claim as inaccurate and misleading.
Achimugu denied the claims during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, where she addressed allegations surrounding a raid on her home by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Addressing the widely circulated claim, Achimugu insisted that no such sum was recovered from her residence.
“Let me also correct an impression that 13 million dollars was not found in my house when my house was raided. And let me also correct that what is published on the website of EFCC is a certain state. I want to believe that it is not Lagos state because the state was not clear.
“So, it’s what is out there. So I won’t also entertain that it’s a Lagos state because that hasn’t been thrown at me. My house was raided, yes, but only $50,000 and 13 million naira belonging to my mom was found in my house and then again, my personal belongings. I don’t know where Nigerians got the impression that I had 13 million dollars in my house. I’m not a bank, so I won’t keep 13 million dollars in my house,” she stated.
She, however, declined to comment extensively on the matter, citing ongoing legal proceedings.
