Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, September 8, grilled real estate guru and Chief Executive Officer of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, Sijibomi Ogundele over alleged diversion of about N5.7 billion belonging to Enugu State.

 

 

 

 

Recall that last Friday, September 5, the anti-graft agency declared Sujimoto wanted over allegation of money laundering and diversion of funds, an allegation he has since denied.

 

 

 

 

In a statement released last Friday, the Enugu state government confirmed it was behind Sujimoto’s ordeal with the EFCC. The state government accused Sujimoto of diverting the funds released to his company for the construction of smart schools in different locations in the state.

 

 

 

The state alleged that Sujimoto had remained evasive when asked about the progress of the contract he was awarded and allegedly refused to return to site leading to a formal complaint to the EFCC.

 

 

 

 

Following his refusal to honour EFCC’s invitation, he was declared wanted.

 

 

 

 

Sujimoto released a video dismissing claims he is a thief and promised to honor the invitation of the antigraft agency. read here

 

 

 

A source in the agency who spoke to The Nation, confirmed he honored the invitation yesterday and was interrogated.

 

 

 

“The Chief Executive Officer of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited has surrendered to our commission and we immediately took him into custody. For more than 10 hours, we have been questioning him based on the petition of the Enugu State Government.

 

We have frozen all his accounts and that of his company pending the conclusion of preliminary investigation. We will also seize his passport to restrict his movement to the country.”the source said

 

 

 

It is not clear if he was granted bail last night.