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The Ogun State Police Command will today arraign two suspects, Oluwaseyi Oluwatosin Olaleye, 44, and Alhaji Comrade Tirisimiyu Balogun, 67, before the Federal High Court, Abeokuta over alleged advance fee fraud, money laundering and criminal conspiracy.
The command said the arraignment of Olaleye, 44, and Balogun, 67, followed the conclusion of investigations into an alleged N11 million farmland fraud.
Command spokesman, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi disclosed this in a Thursday statement.
The statement reads, “The suspects, Oluwaseyi Oluwatosin Olaleye, 44, and Alhaji Comrade Tirisimiyu Balogun, 67, are to face prosecution following investigations into a petition by Alhaji Kazeem Olalekan Olanrewaju over an alleged fraudulent transaction involving twenty (20) acres of cocoa/kola nut farmland.
“According to the findings of the investigation, between June and November 2025, at Alawaya Village, Ehin Osun, via Ijebu-Igbo, the suspects and another individual allegedly obtained ₦11,000,000 (Eleven Million Naira) from the petitioner under the pretence of selling him the farmland situated at Apora Village.
“The investigation further revealed that the money was allegedly diverted for personal use, while the promised farmland was neither transferred to the petitioner nor the money refunded. Olaleye reportedly fled to Osun State in an attempt to evade arrest but was subsequently tracked down and apprehended by police operatives.”
The command said further findings also linked the second suspect, alongside Akinyosola Akinlamon, who remains at large, to an alleged conspiracy to commit advance fee fraud.
It added that 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 later today for arraignment and to take their pleas.
“The command emphasises that the suspects remain presumed innocent until proven guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction,” the statement further reads.
