The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has summoned Lagos entrepreneur Olasijibomi Ogundele, widely known as Sujimoto, for interrogation regarding accusations of advance fee fraud and illegal misappropriation.
The request was communicated through a letter dated October 16, 2025, and signed by Yahaya Gambo, assistant commissioner of police in the monitoring and mentoring unit, on behalf of the assistant inspector general of police, zone 7, police headquarters, Abuja. The letter, which was shared with TheCable, indicated that Ogundele did not comply with a previous summons set for September 29, 2025.
Ogundele, who leads Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, has also been asked to present himself before the assistant inspector-general of police on October 20, 2025. The police cautioned that his “failure to respond to lawful police summons signifies intentional obstruction of investigation and disregard for constituted authorities,” violating the existing laws.” Your failure to comply with lawful Police Summons signifies intentional obstruction of investigation and disregard for constituted authorities, in violation of the Police Act, 2020 and the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015,” the letter specifies.
This summons follows a complaint lodged against Ogundele by attorney Ayokunle Erin on behalf of his client Olatokunbo Cole. The Complaint in the complaint dated August 18, 2025, Erin alleged that in 2020, Ogundele approached his client to sell a three-bedroom apartment unit at a development known as “Leonardo by Sujimoto Luxury Apartments.”The attorney claimed Ogundele promoted the property to Cole “with misleading assurances that the property could be resold at a higher price.”Erin noted that the property was listed at $594,474, and that Cole received an offer letter “with the flexible option of paying 90% of the purchase price, settling the remaining 10% upon completion of the property.”
According to the attorney, Cole fulfilled 90 percent of the property cost, totaling $556,000, on April 24, 2022.He stated that when Cole sought clarification, Ogundele allegedly presented him with a different project rather than addressing the delays.”Following the payment of the aforementioned amount, our client anticipated significant construction advancement and contacted Mr. Sijibomi Ogundele and Sujimoto Construction Limited for updates on the construction,” the complaint states.”
However, no substantial feedback was provided, prompting our client to visit the project site.“Regrettably, our client’s visit was met with disappointment, as there was no ongoing development at the location as represented by Mr. Sijibomi Ogundele and Sujimoto Construction Limited.”Immediately, our client reached out to Mr. Sijibomi demanding explanations for the unwarranted delays in construction despite fulfilling payment as contracted. Instead of offering clarity on the holdups, Mr. Sijibomi Ogundele and Sujimoto Construction Limited proposed another project called The Lucrezia by Sujimoto and encouraged our client to consider this new project, claiming it had greater potential for substantial returns on investment.
The attorney revealed that Ogundele “requested that the client pay a discounted rate of $2 million for the ‘Lucrezia’ project.””At this juncture, our client reiterated his concerns regarding the Leonardo project he had already invested in and the unfortunate lack of development, expressing worries regarding the feasibility of the second project,” it stated.”Mr. Sijibomi further assured our client regarding the delivery of the new project and convinced him to invest in the new endeavor, promoting the prospects of significant returns on investment.
Nevertheless, our client declined to invest in the second project due to suspicions of deceit.”After our client rejected Mr. Sijibomi’s offer to fund another dubious construction endeavor, Mr. Sijibomi has since become unreachable.”
Given this unfortunate situation, our client came to the disheartening realization that there was never an actual project in progress and that the funds paid by our client had been obtained under the false pretext of a supposed construction project by Mr. Sijibomi Ogundele and Sujimoto Construction Limited.”Both Mr. Sijibomi Ogundele and Sujimoto Construction Limited intended to deceive our client from the outset by misrepresenting themselves as estate developers, using a brochure for the fictitious project and issuing documents to entice our client into paying the aforementioned sum with the intention to defraud.”
This is not Ogundele’s first encounter with legal troubles.In September, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) declared him wanted over alleged “diversion of funds and money laundering.”In a social media video following the EFCC’s declaration, Ogundele contended that he was neither a “thief nor a fugitive,” claiming that the case stemmed from a project involving his company and the Enugu State government.In response, the Enugu government accused the entrepreneur of deceiving the state out of N5.7 billion. The government alleged that Ogundele vanished after receiving funds intended for the construction of 22 smart green schools throughout the state.