Get Guardian on GoogleThe Ogun State Police Command has concluded investigations into an alleged ₦11 million farmland fraud and arraigned two suspects, Oluwaseyi Oluwatosin Olaleye, 44, and Tirisimiyu Balogun, before the Federal High Court, Abeokuta.
The suspects are facing charges bordering on advance fee fraud, money laundering and criminal conspiracy following investigations into a petition by Alhaji Kazeem Olalekan Olanrewaju over an alleged fraudulent transaction involving 20 acres of cocoa and kola nut farmland.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the state capital.
According to Babaseyi, investigations revealed that between June and November 2025, at Alawaya Village, Ehin Osun, via Ijebu-Igbo, the suspects and another individual allegedly obtained ₦11 million from the petitioner under the pretence of selling him farmland situated at Apora Village.
He said further findings showed that the money was allegedly diverted for personal use, while the promised farmland was neither transferred to the petitioner nor was the money refunded.
Babaseyi disclosed that Olaleye reportedly fled to Osun State in an attempt to evade arrest but was subsequently tracked down and apprehended by police operatives.
He added that investigations also linked the second suspect, alongside Akinyosola Akinlamon, who remains at large, to an alleged conspiracy to commit advance fee fraud.
The police spokesperson 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 for arraignment and to take their pleas,” he said.
The command, however, stressed that the suspects remain innocent until proven guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction.
