Emmanuel Uti

Lagos, Nigeria, Oxford

Journalist at Foundation for Investigative Journalism

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Sijibomi Ogundele's Sujimoto Construction Withholds Lagos Man's N90m

Mar 6, 2025 | fij.ng | Emmanuel Uti

Isaac, a Lagos resident, has accused Sujimoto Construction Company Limited of failing to honour an investment agreement that has left him with an outstanding balance of over N90 million. Speaking to FIJ, Isaac, who preferred only his first name in print, said he invested N70 million in Sujimoto Construction Company in 2021 and rolled over his investment twice because the company failed to pay him on two maturity dates.
Kenya Airways Refunds Lagos Resident's N101,000 After FIJ’s Intervention

Mar 5, 2025 | fij.ng | Emmanuel Uti

Kenya Airways has refunded N101,000 to Agnes, a resident of Lagos State, after dragging its heels on her refund since December. The refund came within two days of FIJ contacting the airline via email to inquire why Agnes had yet to receive her money, even though the airline claimed she had received it.
JUST IN: Udom Emmanuel in EFCC Net Over N700bn Fraud

Mar 4, 2025 | fij.ng | Emmanuel Uti

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Udom Emmanuel, a former governor of Akwa Ibom, over an alleged N700 billion fraud. TheCable reported that Emmanuel was taken into custody shortly after arriving at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja around 12:30 pm on Tuesday. He was at the commission’s office to honour an invitation. Details later…
Inspector John Taka Assaults Corps Member, Fasting Tricyclist in Plateau

Mar 4, 2025 | fij.ng | Emmanuel Uti

Philemon Isa, a corps member in Plateau State, has recounted how Inspector John Taka, a police officer who stays around the Jos office of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), assaulted him for speaking up for a tricycle driver whom the same officer had attacked. Isa told FIJ that his only crime was asking Taka why he was being violent with the tricycle driver despite people pleading with him to stop.
'Ex-Convict' Akindele Ikupoluyi Rents Out Sinking Buildings Despite Imminent Collapse — And Lagos Is Watching

Mar 3, 2025 | fij.ng | Emmanuel Uti

Observers and former residents of Akindele House in Nikadel Estate, Iyana-Oworo, Lagos, have raised concerns over the continued rental of two dilapidated buildings by Akindele Ikupoluyi, popularly known as Ile-Eru, despite warnings of their imminent collapse. Akindele House, as described by a source who wishes to remain anonymous, is a mini-estate consisting of four buildings – two in the front and two behind.
Air Peace Withholds Man’s N597,500 Refund Despite Meeting All Requirements Since September

Mar 2, 2025 | fij.ng | Emmanuel Uti

Muhammed, a resident of Kano, has accused Air Peace of refusing to refund N597,500 for a flight ticket he purchased in error, despite meeting the airline’s requirements for a refund. The Kano resident, who wants only his first name published, told FIJ that he purchased a ticket for a Liberian student travelling from Monrovia to Lagos on September 17, but made an error in the student’s name.
OPay Withholds Ibadan Woman's N90,000 Erroneous Transfer Despite 2-Month-Old Court Order

Mar 2, 2025 | fij.ng | Emmanuel Uti

Bolanle Idowu, a woman residing in Ibadan, has accused mobile money firm OPay of refusing to refund N90,000 she erroneously transferred to a customer’s account, despite a court ordering a refund. The Ibadan resident told FIJ that she obtained a court order after OPay requested it when she visited their office in December to inform them of what her bank had done.
After FIJ's Story, Oluomo of Derby Refunds Nigerian Vet's £7,000

Feb 27, 2025 | fij.ng | Emmanuel Uti

Benjamin Kuti, also known as Oluomo of Derby and the immediate past president of the Nigerians in the UK (NIUK) community, has refunded £7,000 to Olowu, a Nigerian veterinary doctor in the United Kingdom. This development comes less than 24 hours after FIJ’s report on how Kuti failed to refund Olowu in full for 17 months following a failed Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) deal. Confirming the latest development, Olowu told FIJ that he woke up to a credit alert from Kuti on Thursday morning.
Oluomo of Derby Owes Nigerian Vet £7,000 Refund 17 Months After Failed CoS Deal

Feb 26, 2025 | fij.ng | Emmanuel Uti

Olowu, a Nigerian veterinary doctor in the United Kingdom, has accused Benjamin Kuti, popularly known as Oluomo of Derby and immediate past president of the Nigerians in the UK (NIUK) community, of refusing to refund £7,000 of the £10,000 he owed him since August 2023. The Nigerian veterinary doctor, who wants to be known on a first-name basis, told FIJ that barring the £3,000 Kuti refunded, he has received only excuses and promises from him since he started requesting his money.
3 Months Later, Marela Sky Travels Yet to Refund Lagos Customer's N496,000

Feb 25, 2025 | fij.ng | Emmanuel Uti

Babatunde Tinuala, a Lagos State resident, has accused Marela Sky Travels of refusing to refund his N496,000 after a failed work sponsorship application to Canada. Tinuala told FIJ that he had been asking the travel agency to refund his money for three months after they failed to fulfil their promise to help him and his wife secure work sponsorships.