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ADVERTISEMENT The family of Abidemi Rufai, an aide to Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, has begun a process of getting him a surety. Mr Rufai is currently enmeshed in a $350,000 COVID-19 unemployment fraud in the United States. He was arraigned on Wednesday before Magistrate Ramon Reyes. He was ordered to remain in detention after his brother, Alaba Rufai, who is listed in court records was unable to afford the $300,000 surety bond for his bail. The suspect’s lawyer, Michael Barrows of Garden City, New York was earlier reported to have said he would “seek alternative surety” and re-...

ADVERTISEMENT A federal magistrate in New York has rejected the bail application of Abidemi Rufai, an aide to Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State. Mr Rufai is currently enmeshed in a $350,000 COVID-19 unemployment fraud in the United States. He was arraigned on Wednesday before Magistrate Ramon Reyes. Mr Rufai’s lawyer, Michael Barrows of Garden City, New York, said the suspect’s brother, Alaba Rufai, who is listed in court records told the court Wednesday morning that he could not afford the $300,000 surety bond for his bail As a result, Mr Reyes ruled that Mr Rufai should remain detenti...