Why I Returned The N25M Late Ogogo Kept With Me – Imam

The Chief Imam of Ilaro, Sheikh Tajudeen Adewumi, has returned the N25 million left in his care by late Yoruba actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo. He recently had his say during an interview with BBC Yoruba, and fans have been reacting.

Clarifying how Ogogo told him the money was meant to rebuild the moviestar’s grandfather’s house, Sheikh Tajudeen revealed that rumours circulating that it was for a mosque project are false.

The Imam added that the money has since been transferred to Ogogo’s elder brother’s account, and he’ll be the one to oversee the house project.

His words, “When I got home after visiting him at the hospital, he called and said he wanted to keep money with me so he could complete his grandfather’s house.

He said the house was not in good condition and he wanted to rebuild a structure on it. He then transferred N25 million, with the excuse that he was likely to go to India for treatment.

When I got the alert, I informed my son, Adam, to state it somewhere because we did not know who would die first, or in case anything happened to me.

He gave me the book where he recorded it, and I signed. So, I informed his brother, Ayinde, and his daughter, Rasheedat, too, that Ogogo transferred money to me for this project. After that, it died down until he died.

There was a rumour that the money with me was for the mosque project, which I had to clarify. On the seventh-day prayer for the deceased, I had a meeting with his family at 6pm. His daughter was even around at that time.

So, I explained, and I told them, ‘What should we do about it? If they want to go ahead with his grandfather’s house project, then his children are mature enough to take up the role and monitor it.’

I was ready to return it. So, we agreed that I transferred the money to Ogogo’s elder brother’s account, Brother Rilwan. So, I said one of his brothers, Ayinde, should meet me at the bank so I could send the money to their elder brother’s account.

Mr Rilwan will now know what to do with the money with his children. It is not for the mosque project but for his grandfather’s house, which he wanted to execute personally.”