Enugu, Jan. 22, 2026 – The Economic and Financial Crime Commision (EFCC) has returned N1.28 billion recovered from the Chief Executive Officer of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, Olasijibomi Ogundele. to Enugu State Government.
Daniel Ise, the EFCC Zonal Director in Enugu, handed over the fund, through bank cheques, to officials of the state government on Wednesday in Enugu.
The state government had filed a petition to the EFCC claiming that Ogundele alleging that he was paid N5.7 billion for the construction of 22 Smart Green Schools in the state and absconded without doing the contact.
The EFCC subsequently declared Ogundele wanted over alleged diversion of funds and money laundering.
While presenting the cheques on Wednesday, Ise said the funds were being recovered in line with the statutory mandate of the agency to trace, recover, and restitute public funds lost through economic and financial crimes.
“As of today, we have been able to recover drafts to the tune of N1,234,350,000 and an additional N50,000,000, bringing the total to N1,284,350,000 for the benefit of the Enugu State Government,” he said.
Ise said the handover of the funds was the end of the EFCC investigation, adding that the commission would continue to examine all aspects of the petition to ensure that all the monies were traced and recovered.
He promised that the EFCC would proceed with prosecution in line with the extant laws of the country.
