EFCC declares Sujimoto, Real Estate CEO, wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Olasijibomi Ogundele, a Lagos-based businessman, wanted over alleged “diversion of funds and money laundering”. Ogundele is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited. The company deals in real estate. The anti-graft agency declared Ogundele wanted in a notice published on Friday and signed […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Olasijibomi Ogundele, a Lagos-based businessman, wanted over alleged “diversion of funds and money laundering”.
Ogundele is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited. The company deals in real estate.
The anti-graft agency declared Ogundele wanted in a notice published on Friday and signed by Dele Oyewale, EFCC spokesperson.
“Ogundele is a 44-year-old indigene of Ori-Ade Local Government of Osun State and his last known address is: G 29, Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos State,” the statement reads.
“Anybody with useful information as to his whereabouts should please contact the Commission in its offices.”
In a video posted on social media, Sujimoto, said he is neither a thief nor fugitive.
Vowing to clear his name, he attributed the development to a project involving his company and the Enugu State government.
“I’m not a thief and fugitive. This is a contract between my company and the Enugu state government.”
“The Enugu state government asked me to help them build a couple of projects, which were very interesting.
“I was going to the state every week. In the middle of the project, the governor said he wanted to build a city and the tallest building in Nigeria — a 69-storey building.”
Ogundele added that while his company was executing the school project, the relationship between the firm and the state government turned sour.
“When we took the contract, a bag of cement was N7,000 per bag. At the time we left, cement was N10,000. I faced a lot of people. Sometimes in the villages, my staff were shot at. Some people would bring guns and shoot at them… I was still there,” he said.