The Ogun State Police Command is preparing to arraign two men before the Federal High Court in Abeokuta over an alleged N11 million fraud involving the sale of farmland.

The suspects, identified as 44-year-old Oluwaseyi Oluwatosin Olaleye and 67-year-old Alhaji Comrade Tirisimiyu Balogun, are facing allegations of advance fee fraud, money laundering and criminal conspiracy.

The police said the decision to prosecute them followed the completion of investigations into a petition filed by Alhaji Kazeem Olalekan Olanrewaju, who accused the men of defrauding him in a farmland transaction.

According to the police investigation, the incident occurred between June and November 2025 at Alawaya Village, Ehin Osun, through Ijebu-Igbo. The suspects, alongside another individual, allegedly collected N11 million from the complainant after promising to sell him 20 acres of cocoa and kola nut farmland located at Apora Village.

However, investigators reportedly discovered that the money was diverted for personal purposes, while the agreed land was never handed over to the buyer. The complainant also allegedly received no refund.

Police spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed in a statement on Thursday that Olaleye reportedly fled to Osun State after the incident in an attempt to avoid arrest. He was eventually traced and apprehended by police operatives.

The investigation also reportedly implicated Balogun and another individual, identified as Akinyosola Akinlamon, in the alleged criminal conspiracy. Akinlamon is still at large, according to the police.

The command said efforts were ongoing to locate and arrest the fleeing suspect, adding that the two arrested men would be brought before the court to answer the charges and enter their pleas.

Meanwhile, the police have maintained that the allegations against the suspects are yet to be established in court, stressing that they remain innocent until proven guilty.