Get Guardian on GoogleThe Ogun State Police Command says it has concluded investigations into an alleged N11 million farmland fraud involving allegations of advance fee fraud, money laundering and criminal conspiracy.
Two suspects are scheduled to be arraigned later today before the Federal High Court, Abeokuta.
Oluwaseyi Oluwatosin Olaleye, 44, and Alhaji Comrade Tirisimiyu Balogun, 67, are to face prosecution following investigations into a petition by Alhaji Kazeem Olalekan Olanrewaju over an alleged fraudulent transaction involving 20 acres of cocoa and kola nut farmland.
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 N11 million from the petitioner under the pretence of selling him farmland situated at Apora Village.
The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, said in a statement that investigations further revealed that the money was allegedly diverted for personal use, while the promised farmland was neither transferred to the petitioner nor was the money refunded.
Olaleye reportedly fled to Osun State in an attempt to evade arrest but was subsequently tracked down and apprehended by police operatives.
Further findings also linked the second suspect, alongside Akinyosola Akinlamon, who remains at large, to an alleged conspiracy to commit advance fee fraud.
The police said efforts were ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspect and bring all persons connected with the case to justice.
With investigations concluded, the two suspects are expected to appear before the court later today for arraignment and to take their pleas.
The Command emphasised that the suspects remain presumed innocent until proven guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction.
