Ogun police arraign Oluwaseyi Olaleye and Tirisimiyu Balogun over alleged ₦11m fake cocoa and kola nut farmland sale

What happened

The Guardian (Nigeria) reported on 12 November 2026 that the Ogun State Police Command had finished its investigation into an alleged ₦11 million farmland fraud and arraigned two suspects, Oluwaseyi Oluwatosin Olaleye, 44, and Tirisimiyu Balogun, before the Federal High Court in Abeokuta. They face charges of advance fee fraud, money laundering and criminal conspiracy. Police spokesperson Oluseyi Babaseyi said that between June and November 2025, at Alawaya Village, Ehin Osun, the suspects and another person allegedly took ₦11 million from a buyer for 20 acres of cocoa and kola nut farmland at Apora Village. The land was never transferred and the money was not refunded. Police said Olaleye fled to Osun State before being arrested, and that a third person, Akinyosola Akinlamon, is still at large. The allegations are unproven and no pleas were reported.

How the scam works

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Source

Source: https://x.com/GuardianNigeria/status/2120846569406685539 (@GuardianNigeria, Nov 12, 2026, 6:50 AM ET); https://guardian.ng/news/nigeria/metro/police-arraign-two-over-alleged-%e2%82%a611m-farmland-fraud-in-ogun/ (The Guardian Nigeria, 12 Nov 2026)