The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Lagos-based businessman and Chief Executive Officer of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, Olasijibomi Ogundele, wanted over alleged diversion of funds and money laundering.
The notice, published on Friday and signed by the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, urged members of the public with credible information about Ogundele’s whereabouts 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,” the statement read.
According to the Commission, Ogundele, 44, hails from Ori-Ade Local Government Area of Osun State, with his last known address listed as G29, Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos.
The EFCC advised anyone with information to contact its offices in Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt or Abuja, or reach the agency via 08093322644, info@efcc.gov.ng, the nearest police station, or other security agencies.
This is not Ogundele’s first brush with law enforcement. In October 2024, he was detained at the Force Criminal Investigation Department in Abuja following a petition by human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi.
The petition alleged that Ogundele obtained $325,000 from one Kabiru Ibrahim under false pretence in November 2020. According to the petitioner, the payment represented a 50 percent deposit for a three-bedroom flat in an estate, which was later discovered not to exist.
Ogundele was subsequently released by the police.
