The Ogun State Police Command has concluded investigations into an alleged ₦11m farmland fraud involving allegations of advance fee fraud, money laundering and criminal conspiracy, with two suspects scheduled to be arraigned before the Federal High Court, Abeokuta, on Wednesday.
The suspects, 44-year-old Oluwaseyi Oluwatosin Olaleye, and 67-year-old Tirisimiyu Balogun, are to face prosecution following investigations into a petition by Kazeem Olanrewaju over an alleged fraudulent transaction involving 20 acres of cocoa and kola nut farmland.
The command disclosed this in a statement signed by its Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, on Thursday, stating that the case arose from a transaction in which the petitioner allegedly paid the suspects and another individual ₦11m for the farmland.
Babaseyi said, “According to the findings of the investigation, between June and November 2025, at Alawaya Village, Ehin Osun, via Ijebu-Igbo, the suspects and another individual allegedly obtained ₦11,000,000 (Eleven Million Naira) from the petitioner under the pretence of selling him the farmland situated at Apora Village.”
The command said the investigation further revealed that the money was allegedly diverted for personal use, while the farmland was neither transferred to the petitioner nor the money refunded.
“The investigation further revealed that the money was allegedly diverted for personal use, while the promised farmland was neither transferred to the petitioner nor the money refunded,” the statement added.
It said one of the suspects, Olaleye, reportedly fled to Osun State in an attempt to evade arrest but was later tracked down and apprehended by police operatives.
The police also said further findings linked Balogun and another individual, Akinyosola Akinlamon, who remains at large, to an alleged conspiracy to commit advance fee fraud.
The police also said further findings linked Balogun and another individual, Akinyosola Akinlamon, who remains at large, to an alleged conspiracy to commit advance fee fraud.
“Further findings also linked the second suspect, alongside Akinyosola Akinlamon, who remains at large, to an alleged conspiracy to commit advance fee fraud,” the statement read.
The command said efforts were ongoing to apprehend Akinlamon and ensure that all persons connected with the case were brought to justice.
“Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspect and bring all persons connected with the case to justice,” it stated.
With investigations concluded, the two arrested suspects are expected to appear before the Federal High Court, Abeokuta, on Wednesday to take their pleas.
The command, however, cautioned against treating the allegations as established facts, emphasising that “the suspects remain presumed innocent until proven guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction.”