The Association of the Real Estate Watch Dog Vangard on Friday urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission and the Department of State Services to investigate the Chief Executive Officer of SANAN Real Homes Limited, Alhaji Sanusi Abdul Sanusi, over alleged money laundering.
The association made the call in a statement signed by its National President, Chukwudi Collins, and made available to journalists in Abuja, saying it had concerns about the source of Sanusi’s income, alleged financiers of his operations and the activities of his real estate company.
ARSV said it would hold a world press conference on Monday to present documentary evidence and formally petition the EFCC, ICPC and DSS to investigate the allegations.
“We have only heard of SANAN Real Homes; we have never seen a functioning work site,” the statement quoted Collins as saying.
The association alleged that some politicians were using Sanusi to launder money under the guise of real estate development.
It said it was prepared to name those it claimed were behind the businessman and urged the relevant agencies to invite them for questioning.
“For Sanusi, we know the politicians behind him, and we will name them publicly so that the EFCC and other security agencies can invite them for questioning,” Collins stated.
According to the watch dog,”The fortunate and sad aspect of this issue is that people who did business with this man don’t see their land or documents.
“We have full documents on our side, which we will make available during our press conference on Monday, by God’s grace.
“Their complaint was that they are not seeing the documents. Either the papers for the land are not complete or we don’t see what he collected our money to do.
“This is beyond criminal acts, and we are calling on the EFCC and other sister security agencies to investigate him.
“We are mobilising 20,000 Nigerians to stage a peaceful protest at the EFCC and Force Headquarters to lodge our complaints against this Sanusi.”
He said the alleged activities could not be ignored at a time the country was battling serious economic challenges.
“At a time when Nigeria is grappling with serious economic challenges, we cannot allow any group of individuals to launder funds under the guise of real estate development,” he added.
The association also questioned the operational status of SANAN Real Homes, claiming that no verifiable development site or land parcel attributable to the company had been identified.
ARSV said the planned press conference would enable it to present the evidence in its possession and formally call on the anti-corruption and security agencies to act.
However, the allegations against Sanusi and SANAN Real Homes Limited remain unproven, as no findings by the EFCC, ICPC or DSS establishing the claims were cited by the association.
Sanusi and SANAN Real Homes Limited were also not quoted in the statement as responding to the allegations.
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