The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a prophet’s son, Adewale Arojah, for allegedly defrauding victims of over N18 million through Facebook impersonation.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He said the arrest followed a complaint lodged on October 3, 2026, by Muyiwa Akogun, popularly known on Facebook as “Prophet Dr. Muyiwa Akogun,” after he received reports that someone was using a duplicated Facebook profile in his name to defraud members of the public.
According to Babaseyi, upon receipt of the complaint, the Divisional Police Officer, Ilaro Division, deployed intelligence and detective operatives to track the suspect.
“Through sustained technological monitoring and intelligence-led analysis, the suspect was tracked to a nearby village in Ajegunle, via the Ilaro/Ibogun axis, where he was successfully apprehended,” the statement said.
The command said during interrogation, the suspect confessed to impersonating the cleric.
“During a rigorous interrogation, the suspect confessed to impersonating the real Prophet Akogun on Facebook. He admitted to using the cleric’s identity to deliver fake prophecies and offer prayer services to vulnerable individuals, thereby defrauding victims residing both within Nigeria and in the diaspora,” Babaseyi said.
The police said preliminary investigation showed the suspect targeted people seeking spiritual help and collected money under the guise of prayers. The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Eleweran, Abeokuta, for further investigation.
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