The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, in the sum of N2bn as he faces trial over alleged $2.33 million money laundering charges filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Justice I.E. Ekwo, who delivered the ruling on Monday, ordered Bodejo to produce two responsible sureties in like sum as part of the bail conditions.
The judge ruled that one of the sureties must own landed property within the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), while another must present tax clearance certificates for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Justice Ekwo also directed the court’s Registrar to verify all documents and particulars submitted by the sureties before the bail conditions would be considered fulfilled.
The court also ordered Bodejo to surrender his international passport to the court and directed the Registrar to notify the Nigeria Immigration Service of its seizure.
The court further barred the Miyetti Allah leader from travelling outside Nigeria or beyond the court’s jurisdiction without prior approval.
Following the ruling, Justice Ekwo adjourned the case until October 5, 6 and 7, 2026, for continuation of trial.
Bodejo was arraigned by the EFCC on July 9, 2026, on a 12-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering involving $2.33 million.
According to the anti-graft agency, one of the charges alleges that Bodejo, on January 11, 2022, knowingly accepted a cash payment of $100,000 from Sa’idu Abubakar, a former Accountant-General of Bauchi State, without routing the transaction through a financial institution as required under the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act.
The EFCC alleged that the cash transaction exceeded the statutory threshold and constituted an offence under Section 16(1)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended), punishable under Section 16(2)(b) of the same Act.
Bodejo pleaded not guilty to the charges when he was first arraigned. The trial is expected to continue in October
(The Whistler)
