Businessman, Olasijibomi Ogundele, and his firm, Sujimoto Construction Limited are currently under Police probe over alleged $556,000.
The investigation follows a petition by one Mr. Olatokunbo Cole, who accused Ogundele and his company of obtaining money under false pretence, fraudulent misrepresentation, criminal breach of trust, and conversion.
According to the petition, dated August 18, 2025, and addressed to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 7 Headquarters, Abuja, Cole alleged that in 2020, Ogundele offered to sell him a three-bedroom apartment at Leonardo by Sujimoto Luxury Apartments for $594,474.22.
He claimed that after paying 90 per cent of the total sum — amounting to $556,000 — in April 2022, there was no visible progress at the project site.
The petition further alleged that when Cole visited the site, no development was ongoing as earlier presented by Ogundele.
Cole’s lawyer, Ayokunle Erin, said the businessman later tried to persuade their client to invest in another luxury project known as The Lucrezia by Sujimoto, claiming it would yield better returns.
When Cole declined, the petition alleged, Ogundele became unreachable.
The petition partly read: “Our client, acting on the representation of Mr. Olasijibomi Ogundele and Sujimoto Construction Limited, accepted the offer and made the said 90% payment of the purchase price for the property, amounting to the sum of $556,000.00, and same was duly acknowledged by Mr. Sijibomi Ogundele and Sujimoto Construction Limited on the 24th of April 2022.
“Following the payments of the above sum, our client expected significant construction progress and reached out to Mr. Sijibomi Ogundele and Sujimoto Construction Limited for updates on the construction. However, no meaningful feedback was given and our client decided to visit the said site for the project.
“Unfortunately, our client’s visit was greeted with disappointment as there was no ongoing development on the said site as presented by Mr. Sijibomi Ogundele and Sujimoto Construction Limited. Our client immediately reached out to Mr. Sijibomi, demanding explanations for the undue delays in the construction despite making payment as agreed.
“However, Mr. Sijibomi Ogundele and Sujimoto Construction Limited, instead of providing explanation for the delay, presented and offered our client another construction project called The Lucrezia by Sujimoto.
“Following our client’s refusal to proceed with Mr. Sijibomi’s offer to invest in another construction project, Mr. Sijibomi has since become incommunicado.”
The lawyers argued that the businessman’s actions amounted to obtaining money by false pretence under the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006, and urged the police to conduct a “prompt and thorough investigation.”
A letter of invitation from the Monitoring and Mentoring Unit of Zone 7 Police Command, signed by ACP Yahaya Gambo on behalf of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, directed Ogundele to appear before investigators on September 29, 2025.
According to the letter obtained by our correspondent, the businessman failed to honour the initial invitation, prompting the police to reschedule the interview for October 20, 2025.
When contacted, Zone 7 Police spokesperson, Halima Mohammed, said she would respond to inquiries on the matter but had yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.
The police have yet to issue a formal statement on the status of the investigation.