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The Ogun State Police Command has concluded investigations into an alleged ₦11 million farmland fraud involving allegations of advance fee fraud, money laundering and criminal conspiracy. Two suspects are expected to be arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abeokuta on Wednesday.
The suspects are 44-year-old Oluwaseyi Oluwatosin Olaleye and 67-year-old Tirisimiyu Balogun. They are accused of defrauding Kazeem Olanrewaju in a transaction involving 20 acres of cocoa and kola nut farmland.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Thursday. He said the case followed a petition by Olanrewaju, who alleged that he paid the suspects and another individual ₦11 million for the farmland.
Babaseyi said investigations showed that the alleged transaction took place between June and November 2025 at Alawaya Village, Ehin Osun, near Ijebu-Igbo. The suspects and another individual allegedly collected the money under the pretence of selling farmland located at Apora Village.
The police said the investigation further revealed that the money was allegedly diverted for personal use, while the promised farmland was neither transferred to the petitioner nor was his money refunded.
According to the command, Olaleye reportedly fled to Osun State to evade arrest but was later tracked down and apprehended by police operatives. Further findings also allegedly linked Balogun and another individual, Akinyosola Akinlamon, to a conspiracy to commit advance fee fraud.
The police said Akinlamon remains at large, adding that efforts are ongoing to arrest him and bring everyone connected with the case to justice. With investigations concluded, the two arrested suspects are expected to appear in court on Wednesday to take their pleas.
The command stressed that the allegations have yet to be proven in court and reminded the public that the suspects remain presumed innocent until proven guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction.
