Nigerian extradited from Benin to US over alleged $100m tax fraud

Vanguard News | 28-10-2026 08:34am |

A 43-year-old Nigerian, Akinade Adedeji Raheem, has been extradited from Benin to the United States to face federal charges over an alleged scheme involving more than $100 million in fraudulent tax refund claims using stolen identities. Raheem was arraigned in a US federal court following his extradition and ordered detained in the custody of the US Marshals Service pending further ...

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