The Ogun State Police Command has announced plans to arraign two men over alleged N11 million farmland fraud, money laundering and criminal conspiracy.
The suspects, identified as 44-year-old Oluwaseyi Oluwatosin Olaleye and 67-year-old Comrade Tirisimiyu Balogun, are expected to appear before the Federal High Court in Abeokuta on Thursday.
The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi.
According to the statement, the planned arraignment followed investigations into a petition filed by Alhaji Kazeem Olalekan Olanrewaju over an alleged fraudulent deal involving 20 acres of cocoa and kola nut farmland.
Police investigations revealed that between June and November 2025, the suspects, alongside another individual, allegedly collected N11 million from the petitioner at Alawaya Village, Ehin Osun, via Ijebu-Igbo, under the guise of selling him farmland located at Apora Village.
The police alleged that the money was diverted for personal use, while the promised farmland was neither transferred to the petitioner nor was the money refunded.
Olaleye was reportedly said to have fled to Osun State in a bid to evade arrest but was later tracked down and apprehended by police operatives.
Further investigations allegedly implicated Balogun and another suspect, identified as Akinyosola Akinlamon, who is currently at large, in a conspiracy to commit advance fee fraud.
The Command stated that efforts were ongoing to arrest Akinlamon and ensure that everyone connected to the alleged crime is brought to justice.
The two suspects are expected to appear before the court to enter their pleas.
However, the police reiterated that the suspects remain innocent until proven guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction.