OGUN POLICE TO ARRAIGN TWO SUSPECTS OVER ALLEGED N11M FARMLAND FRAUD

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By Aishat Momoh. O.

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, identified as 44-year-old Oluwaseyi Oluwatosin Olaleye and 67-year-old Tirisimiyu Balogun, are to face prosecution following investigations into a petition filed 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.

According to the police, the petitioner allegedly paid the suspects and another individual ₦11m for the farmland.

Babaseyi said investigations showed that between June and November 2025, the suspects and another individual allegedly collected the money from Olanrewaju under the pretence of selling him farmland located at Apora Village.

He said the transaction took place at Alawaya Village, Ehin Osun, via Ijebu-Igbo.

The police further alleged that the money was diverted for personal use, while the promised farmland was neither transferred to the petitioner nor the payment refunded.

The command said Olaleye reportedly fled to Osun State in an attempt to evade arrest but was subsequently tracked down and apprehended by police operatives.

It added that further investigations linked Balogun and another individual, identified as Akinyosola Akinlamon, who remains at large, to an alleged conspiracy to commit advance fee fraud.

The police said efforts were ongoing to arrest Akinlamon and bring all persons connected with the case to justice.

With investigations concluded, the two arrested suspects are expected to appear before the Federal High Court in Abeokuta on