The Ogun State Police Command has concluded investigations into an alleged ₦11 million farmland fraud involving two suspects accused of advance fee fraud, money laundering and criminal conspiracy.

The suspects, identified as 44-year-old Oluwaseyi Oluwatosin Olaleye and 67-year-old Tirisimiyu Balogun, are expected to appear before the Federal High Court in Abeokuta following the conclusion of investigations into the case.

The police disclosed that the investigation followed a petition submitted by Kazeem Olanrewaju over an alleged fraudulent transaction involving 20 acres of cocoa and kola nut farmland.

According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, the complainant allegedly paid the suspects and another individual ₦11 million for the farmland.

The alleged transaction reportedly took place between June and November 2025 at Alawaya Village, Ehin Osun, near Ijebu-Igbo, with the farmland located at Apora Village.

The police said investigations revealed that the suspects allegedly collected the money under the pretence of selling the property to the complainant.

However, the promised farmland was neither transferred to Olanrewaju nor was his money refunded. Investigators also discovered that the funds were allegedly diverted for personal use.

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

Further investigations allegedly linked Balogun and another individual, identified as Akinyosola Akinlamon, to the suspected conspiracy. Akinlamon, however, remains at large.

The police said efforts were ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspect and ensure that everyone connected with the alleged fraud is brought to justice.

With investigations concluded, the two arrested suspects are expected to be arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abeokuta to answer the charges against them.

The command, however, emphasised that the allegations remain unproven, noting that the suspects are presumed innocent until established otherwise by a court of competent jurisdiction.