The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Lagos-based businessman, Olasijibomi Ogundele, wanted over alleged diversion of funds and money laundering.
In a notice published on Friday and signed by EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, the agency named Ogundele, the Chief Executive Officer of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, a real estate company, as a person of interest.
The Commission appealed to the public for credible information regarding his whereabouts.
The notice stated: “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.”
This is not Ogundele’s first encounter with law enforcement. In October 2024, he was detained at the Force Criminal Investigation Department in Abuja over alleged fraud.
The arrest followed a petition filed by human rights lawyer Pelumi Olajengbesi, accusing Ogundele of obtaining $325,000 from one Kabiru Ibrahim under false pretence in November 2020.
According to the petition, Ibrahim made a 50 percent payment for a three-bedroom flat in an estate, only to later discover that Ogundele’s company had no such project. Ogundele was subsequently released by the police.
