Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, Olasijibomi Ogundele, wanted for alleged diversion of fraud and money laundering.
EFCC declared Ogundele wanted in a statement issued by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, on Friday, September 5, 2025, calling on members of the public with helpful information about Ogundele’s whereabouts to provide such information to the Commission.
The notice from the EFCC says “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.”
It added that “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.”
Africa Publicity understands that Ogundele was in the past detained at the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID) in Abuja for alleged fraud and was released on bail in October 2024.
Ogundele was reportedly 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 is reported to have 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.”