The Ogun State Police Command has concluded investigations into an alleged ₦11 million farmland fraud, and two suspects are scheduled to be arraigned today at the Federal High Court, Abeokuta, on charges including advance fee fraud, money laundering and criminal conspiracy.

The suspects, Oluwaseyi Oluwatosin Olaleye, 44, and Alhaji Comrade Tirisimiyu Balogun, 67, are to face prosecution following a petition by Alhaji Kazeem Olalekan Olanrewaju over an allegedly fraudulent transaction involving 20 acres of cocoa and kola nut farmland.

The Police Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Command, DSP Oluseyi B. Babaseyi, said investigators established that between June and November 2025, the suspects and another individual obtained ₦11,000,000 from the petitioner at Alawaya Village, Ehin Osun, near Ijebu-Igbo, under the pretence of selling him farmland located at Apora Village.

“Investigations further revealed that the money was diverted for personal use, while the promised farmland was neither transferred to the petitioner nor was the money refunded,” Babaseyi said.

He added that Olaleye allegedly fled to Osun State in an attempt to evade arrest but was tracked down and apprehended by police operatives.

Babaseyi further disclosed that investigators linked the second suspect, together with one Akinyosola Akinlamon, who remains at large, to an alleged conspiracy to commit advance fee fraud.

“Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspect and bring all persons connected with the case to justice,” he said.

According to the PPRO, with investigations now concluded, the two suspects are expected to appear in court today for arraignment and to take their pleas.

The Command, however, stressed that the suspects remain presumed innocent until proven guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction.