Court Grants Miyetti Allah Leader Bello Bodejo ₦2 Billion Bail in Alleged Money Laundering Trial

Court Grants Miyetti Allah Leader Bello Bodejo ₦2 Billion Bail in Alleged Money Laundering Trial

The Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has granted bail to the leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, in the sum of ₦2 billion as he stands trial over alleged money laundering offences.

Delivering the ruling on Monday, Justice I.E. Ekwo ordered that the defendant provide two sureties in like sum before he can enjoy the bail.

The court ruled that the sureties must be responsible individuals, with one of them required to own landed property within the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC).

Justice Ekwo further directed that one of the sureties must present valid tax clearance certificates covering the 2023, 2024 and 2025 tax years.

The judge also ordered the Registrar of the court to verify all documents and particulars submitted by the sureties before the bail conditions can be considered fulfilled.

As part of the bail conditions, the court directed Bodejo to surrender his international passport to the court.

The Registrar was further instructed to notify the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) of the seizure of the travel document, while the defendant was prohibited from travelling outside Nigeria or beyond the court’s jurisdiction without prior approval of the court.

Following the ruling, Justice Ekwo adjourned the matter until October 5, 6 and 7, 2026, for the continuation of trial.

Bodejo was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on July 9, 2026, on a 12-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering involving $2.33 million.

According to the EFCC, one of the charges alleges that on January 11, 2022, Bodejo knowingly accepted $100,000 in cash from Sa’idu Abubakar, a former Accountant-General of Bauchi State, without processing the transaction through a financial institution as required by the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended).

The anti-graft agency contends that the cash transaction exceeded the statutory threshold permitted under Nigerian law and therefore constituted an offence under the provisions of the Money Laundering Act.

The defendant has denied the allegations, and the trial is expected to continue in October.

Court Grants Miyetti Allah Leader Bello Bodejo ₦2 Billion Bail in Alleged Money Laundering Trial