The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared businessman Olasijibomi “Suji” Ogundele wanted for alleged fraud and money laundering.
Ogundele is the CEO of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, a well-known real estate company. The EFCC announced Friday that it’s seeking public help to locate him.
According to the anti-corruption agency, Ogundele allegedly took $325,000 from a client in November 2020 under false pretenses.
The client, Kabiru Ibrahim, reportedly paid this amount as a 50% deposit for a three-bedroom apartment in something called “Leonardo Estate by Sujimoto Home.” The total agreed price was $650,000.
Human rights lawyer Pelumi Olajengbesi, who filed a petition on behalf of Ibrahim, says Ogundele showed promotional materials and convinced the client to pay upfront.
However, the promised property project apparently didn’t exist.
Ibrahim later discovered there was no construction happening and no such development planned, according to the petition.
This isn’t Ogundele’s first run-in with law enforcement over these allegations. He was previously held by the Force Criminal Investigations Department in Abuja and released on bail in October 2024.
Now the EFCC has taken over the case and issued a wanted notice.
The commission describes Ogundele as a 44-year-old from Ori-Ade Local Government Area in Osun State. His last known address was G29, Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos.
The EFCC is asking anyone with information about his whereabouts to contact any of their offices across the country. They’re looking for credible tips that could help locate him.
