Olasijibomi Ogundele, the Group Managing Director, Sujimoto Holdings has reacted to allegations of fraud leveled against him. Reacting, Olasijibomi Ogundele refuted claims of defrauding a client in a real estate deal. We had earlier reported how the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID) of the Nigerian police in Abuja detained Mr Ogundele between 30 and 31 October over an alleged fraud involving $325,000 he received from a client.
The FCID launched an investigation into how Mr Ogundele’s real estate firm, Sujimoto Construction Limited, received $325,000 from a client for a real estate deal in November 2020 and failed to deliver on the project or refund the money. The probe followed a petition to the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of criminal investigations by a lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi of Law Corridor. The petition explained the real estate mogul obtained the sum of $325,000 from one Kabiru Garba Ibrahim on 5 November 2020.
It accused Mr Ogundele of “obtaining money under false pretense, fraudulent misrepresentation, and criminal breach of trust.” However, in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday, Mr Ogundele denied alleged offences, adding that he made clarifications and provided evidence absolving him to the police at the FCID. While vowing to not “take a longer lane to pursue legal action,” the business mogul noted that he “chose to thread the path rooted in dialogue and understanding,” and has “met with the client involved .
