The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has grilled Sijibomi Ogundele, Chief Executive Officer of Sujimoto Construction Limited, over allegations of diverting ₦5.7 billion from an Enugu State government contract.
Ogundele, who was earlier declared wanted, surrendered to the EFCC in Abuja where he is being interrogated. Investigations revealed that the developer secured a 50 percent upfront payment—about ₦5.7 billion—on an ₦11 billion contract meant for the construction of “smart schools.” However, state officials allege that work executed so far is valued at only about ₦750 million.
The EFCC has frozen Ogundele’s bank accounts and seized his passport as part of the probe. He has not been granted bail as questioning continues. Ogundele, in a video released before his surrender, insisted the matter is a contractual dispute rather than a criminal case, stressing, “I’m not a thief, I’m not a fugitive.”