Samusideen Babafemi Sarumi, the founder of luxury car mart, 606 Auto Limited, and entertainment companies, 606 Music Limited and Splash Off Entertainment Limited, was in a celebratory mood this past week. Sarumi, who also operates the DNA Nightclub in Lagos, gathered a few celebrities, close associates, and friends and hosted them as he turned a year older.
The classy party, which was held at Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, was a quiet affair as he reportedly swore his invited guests and the event planner to secrecy. The decor was reminiscent of an enchanting fairy tale situation. Acrobatic dancers were flown into delight guests with their energetic displays.
To keep guests entertained, the celebrant got comedian, Justine Nuagbe aka Ushbebe, and media personality, Toke Makinwa to steer proceedings at the party. Sarumi also used the occasion of the party to subtly reveal that he would soon be unveiled as the Aare Amuludun 1 of Lagos, a chieftaincy title bestowed on him by a Lagos monarch, with a massive party to follow suit.
He however kept the details of the unveiling to himself. Popular within the entertainment, society, and business space, it hasn’t all been rosy for the Lagos State indigene who had a run-in with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in November 2019. He was arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on felony to committing money laundering to the tune of N209 million. Before then, he had earlier been arraigned by the EFCC for allegedly being involved in cyber fraud.
He was also alleged to have taken possession of eight vehicles valued at N135 million and a boat valued at N104 million, which were reasonably suspected to be part of proceeds of organised crimes across the world, all of which he pleaded not guilty to. Well obviously, he was let off the hook which perhaps explains why he had cause to celebrate and why he will soon be conferred with a chieftaincy title.
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