Sujimoto CEO responds to EFCC claims, promises to clear his name

Olasijibomi Ogundele, CEO of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, has denied allegations of money laundering made against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Earlier on Friday, the EFCC released a statement through its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, declaring Ogundele wanted for money laundering.

Ogundele, popularly known as Sujimoto, has now responded to the allegations, stating that he is neither a thief nor a fugitive.

The CEO explained his side of the story in a video that has now gone viral on social media, attributing his case 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.

“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 said.

Speaking further, Ogundele mentioned that that while his company was executing the school project, the relationship between the firm and the state government turned sour.

He attributed the failure to complete the project to the consistent increase in the price of building materials and the inflationary state of the economy.

“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.

He added that the project was delayed for five years because no further agreement could be made with the Enugu state government because things kept getting worse.

“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,” Ogundele added.

He, however, has promised to go visit the EFCC to clear his name and find a lasting solution to the damaged caused to his person and his company by extension.

“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 concluded.