Nigeria, May 20 -- 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-apply for Mr Rufai's bail.

He was unable to achieve this until the close of work on Wednesday and his client was eventually transported to the Wes...