Olasijibomi Ogundele
By Shade Damiro
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Olasijibomi Ogundele, a businessman and real estate tycoon and Chief Executive Officer of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, wanted for alleged diversion of funds and money laundering.
The anti-graft commission, in a statement issued by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, on Friday, called on members of the public with useful information about Ogundele’s whereabouts to provide such information to the commission.
“The public is hereby notified that Olasijibomi Suji Ogundele of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in an alleged case of diversion of funds and money laundering,” the statement read.
“Ogundele is a 44-year-old indigene of Ori-Ade Local Government Area of Osun State and his last known address is G29, Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos state.
“Anybody with useful information as to his whereabouts should please contact the commission in its Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt, or Abuja offices.”
Ogundele was previously detained at the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID) in Abuja for alleged fraud and was released on bail in October 2024.
It was reported that Ogundele was detained by the police after a human rights lawyer Pelumi Olajengbesi, petitioned the police and accused Ogundele of obtaining by false pretence the sum of $325,000 from one Kabiru Ibrahim on November 5, 2020.
The lawyer alleged that the money was meant for the 50% payment of the agreed total of $650,000 for a property consisting of one unit of a three-bedroom flat located in Leonardo Estate by Sujimoto Home.
“In 2020, Mr. Sijibomi Ogundele approached our client and fraudulently represented himself and the company, offering to sell one unit of a three-bedroom flat at an estate known as Leonardo by Sujimoto Home, supported by a brochure depicting the property,” the petition read.
“The property was advertised for $750,000, with consideration given to our client if 50% was paid immediately, reducing the price to $650,000 after a meeting held between our client and Mr. Sijibomi Ogundele.
“Our client accepted the offer and made a payment of $325,000, acknowledged by Sujimoto Construction Limited on 5 November 2020, constituting 50% of the agreed sum of $650,000.
“Expecting construction progress and updates on our client’s property, our client was surprised to learn that there was no such project underway, and the money was taken under the pretence of a purported development.”
