The real estate mogul was detained and interrogated for more than 24 hours over the sum of $325,000 he allegedly received from a client in a property deal since November 2020.
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The petition, signed by Mr Olajengbesi, the law firm’s managing partner, explained the real estate mogul, who is currently being probed by the police, obtained the sum of $325,000 from one Kabiru Garba Ibrahim on 5 November 2020. Senior police sources who are privy to the matter but spoke to PREMIUM TIMES on the condition of anonymity, revealed that Mr Ogundele was invited by the FCID in May 2024 after the petition was received but he never honoured the invitation.Support journalism driven by facts, created by Nigerians for Nigerians. Our thorough, researched reporting relies on the support of readers like you.
“He came on invitation yesterday but they couldn’t resolve the matter as of yesterday,” Ms Eguaoje said.She said the businessman met the bail conditions Thursday night.Efforts to speak with Kenny Umenyi, lawyer to Mr Ogundele, regarding the matter were unsuccessful as a call to his phone line was terminated after our correspondent introduced himself.He had yet to reply to a text message sent to him as of the time of filing this report on Thursday night.
In September, the real estate mogul’s firm and construction company – Sujimoto, partnered with the Enugu State Government in a project to aid the revolution of education in the state. The smart schools, designed to foster experiential learning and innovation, will be built across Enugu State’s 17 local government areas, with each school costing about N1.6 billion.
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