{"id":162439,"date":"2025-05-14T12:13:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T11:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/efcc-arrests-lagos-based-socialite-fred-ajudua-2"},"modified":"2025-05-14T13:19:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:19:42","slug":"efcc-arrests-lagos-based-socialite-fred-ajudua-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/efcc-arrests-lagos-based-socialite-fred-ajudua-2","title":{"rendered":"EFCC arrests Lagos-based socialite, Fred Ajudua"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested Fred Ajudua, a Lagos-based socialite and businessman.<\/p>\n<p>Ajudua was arrested on Tuesday in Abuja in connection with an alleged $1.43 million fraud.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest followed a Supreme Court order issued on Friday, 5th May 2025, which revoked his bail and directed that he be remanded in the Correctional Service.<\/p>\n<p>Vanguard reports that a highly placed source at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja informed it of the development on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOperatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Lagos-based socialite and businessman Fred Ajudua, pending his re-arraignment for an alleged $1.43 million fraud. He was arrested in Abuja on Tuesday and is currently in EFCC custody,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest marks the latest chapter in a legal battle spanning decades between Ajudua and the anti-corruption agency.<\/p>\n<p>Ajudua had faced numerous allegations of advance-fee fraud since the 1990s.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court\u2019s decision to revoke his bail followed an earlier ruling by the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, which had granted him bail.<\/p>\n<p>The apex court\u2019s ruling reflects the judiciary\u2019s resolve to uphold accountability in high-profile fraud cases.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are indications that Ajudua may have absconded prior to his arrest, raising concerns about the enforcement of judicial orders and the effectiveness of compliance mechanisms.<\/p>\n<p>Ajudua\u2019s legal troubles date back to 1993, when he was accused of defrauding a German businessman of $1.43 million.<\/p>\n<p>The EFCC in 2016 filed a 28-count charge against him for conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretences.<\/p>\n<p>The case has been bedeviled by repeated delays, health-related bail applications, and a failed arrest attempt in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>EFCC is yet to comment on the development at the time of filing this report.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested Fred Ajudua, a Lagos-based socialite and businessman. Ajudua was arrested on Tuesday in Abuja in connection with an alleged $1.43 million fraud. The arrest followed a Supreme Court order issued on Friday, 5th May 2025, which revoked his bail and directed that he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":162438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[68,17165,206,254],"class_list":["post-162439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-efcc","tag-fred-ajudua","tag-lagos","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>EFCC arrests Lagos-based socialite, Fred Ajudua - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested Fred Ajudua, a Lagos-based socialite and businessman. ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/efcc-arrests-lagos-based-socialite-fred-ajudua-2\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EFCC arrests Lagos-based socialite, Fred Ajudua\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested Fred Ajudua, a Lagos-based socialite and businessman. ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/efcc-arrests-lagos-based-socialite-fred-ajudua-2\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-14T11:13:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-14T12:19:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/sm_1747212593.01305.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"432\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/efcc-arrests-lagos-based-socialite-fred-ajudua-2#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/efcc-arrests-lagos-based-socialite-fred-ajudua-2\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"EFCC arrests Lagos-based socialite, Fred Ajudua\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-14T11:13:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-14T12:19:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/efcc-arrests-lagos-based-socialite-fred-ajudua-2\"},\"wordCount\":300,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/efcc-arrests-lagos-based-socialite-fred-ajudua-2#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/sm_1747212593.01305.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"EFCC\",\"Fred Ajudua\",\"Lagos\",\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/efcc-arrests-lagos-based-socialite-fred-ajudua-2#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/efcc-arrests-lagos-based-socialite-fred-ajudua-2\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/efcc-arrests-lagos-based-socialite-fred-ajudua-2\",\"name\":\"EFCC arrests Lagos-based socialite, Fred Ajudua - 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