What to know about Abiodun’s aide arrested in US over alleged fraud

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The arrest of now-suspended aide to Ogun Governor Dapo Abiodun, Abidemi Rufai, has elicited a flurry of reactions.

He was arrested in the US over alleged $350,000 (about N140 million) unemployment benefits fraud.

The Nation reports Rufai was arrested at the JFK Airport in New York on his way out of the US and appeared before a court on May 15.

He is scheduled for a detention hearing on May 19.

Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman accused Rufai of using an alias, Sandy Tang, to steal over $350,000 in unemployment benefits from the Washington State Employment Security Department.