The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has responded to concerns regarding why Lagos-based businessman, Olasijibomi Ogundele, popularly known as Sujimoto was declared wanted by the anti-graft agency.
Ogundele, the CEO of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, is wanted on suspicion of money laundering and financial diversion.
In a wanted notice published on its official X Twitter on Friday and signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the EFCC urged anyone in the public who knew Ogundele’s location to come forward.
“The public is hereby notified that Olasijibomi Ogundele of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, whose photograph appears above, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in an alleged case of diversion of funds and money laundering.
“Ogundele is a 44-year-old indigene of Ori-Ade Local Government Area of Osun State. 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, or through 08093322644; its e-mail address: info@efcc.gov.ng, or the nearest Police Station and other security agencies,” the wanted notice read.
Meanwhile, Sujimoto has tearfully responded to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) decision to make him sought for alleged “money laundering and diversion of funds.”
Ogundele, also known as Sujimoto, said in a social media video while in tears that he is neither a thief nor a fugitive.
The CEO attributed his case with the anti-graft agency 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,” he said.
“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.”
He added the Enugu government also asked his company to build some schools in the state and that amid the project, the cost of building materials kept escalating due to inflationary trend.
In between sobs, Sujimoto lamented the state of the economy and how the prices of building materials kept soaring.
“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.
“Things went sour between myself and the government. If I had money, I would have continued the project. But I had other projects.
“They (Enugu state government) took me to court. We told the court that we don’t want to fight with the government.
“We asked how much we owed the government. I was in agreement with them. Now, they have declared me wanted. They destroyed my company. I’m going to the EFCC office to clear my name”, he stated.
Sujimoto further added that the project was delayed for five years because “prices kept going crazy… the economy went south on me”.
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