The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has invited Olasijibomi Ogundele, a Lagos-based businessman popularly known as Sujimoto, for questioning over allegations of advance fee fraud and criminal misappropriation.
The invitation was contained in a letter dated October 16, 2025, and signed by Assistant Commissioner of Police Yahaya Gambo of the Monitoring and Mentoring Unit, on behalf of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 7 Headquarters, Abuja.
According to the letter, Ogundele who serves as the CEO of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, had failed to honour an earlier invitation scheduled for September 29, 2025. He has now been directed to appear before the police on October 20, 2025.
The police warned that failure to comply would amount to “deliberate obstruction of investigation and contempt for constituted authority,” in violation of the Police Act (2020) and the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (2015).
“Your failure to respond to lawful police invitation constitutes deliberate obstruction of investigation and contempt for constituted authority,” the letter stated.
The police summons stems from a petition dated August 18, 2025, written by lawyer Ayokunle Erin on behalf of his client, Olatokunbo Cole.
According to the petition, in 2020, Ogundele allegedly persuaded Cole to purchase a three-bedroom flat at the Leonardo by Sujimoto Luxury Apartments, promising that the property’s value would appreciate significantly and could later be resold at a higher price.
The property was advertised at $594,474, and Cole reportedly paid 90 percent of the price ($556,000) by April 24, 2022, under an agreement to settle the balance upon completion of construction.
However, the petitioner claimed that despite the substantial payment, there was no visible development on the project site. When Cole raised concerns, Ogundele allegedly offered him an alternative investment in another project, The Lucrezia by Sujimoto, priced at $2 million, assuring greater returns.
Cole declined the offer, citing suspicions of fraud, after which Ogundele allegedly became incommunicado.
The petition accused Ogundele and Sujimoto Construction Limited of obtaining money “under false pretence,” claiming that the Leonardo project “did not exist in reality” and was a ploy to defraud investors.
“Our client came to the unfortunate realization that there was no such project underway ab initio,” the petition read. “Mr. Ogundele and Sujimoto Construction Limited intended to defraud our client from inception, having misrepresented themselves as estate developers.”
This is not Ogundele’s first encounter with law enforcement. In September 2025, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) declared him wanted over alleged diversion of funds and money laundering.
Ogundele, in a social media video response, denied any wrongdoing, insisting he was “neither a thief nor a fugitive,” and linked the EFCC case to a project involving the Enugu State Government.
However, the Enugu government accused him of defrauding the state of ₦5.7 billion, alleging he collected funds meant for the construction of 22 smart green schools but disappeared without executing the project.
The embattled real estate mogul is now expected to face police questioning next week as investigations into both cases continue.
