Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday, July 20, granted bail to Bello Bodejo, the National Leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, in the sum of ₦2 billion with two sureties in the like sum.
The judge ruled that the sureties must be responsible individuals. One of them must own landed property within the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), while another must submit tax clearance certificates for years 2023, 2024, and 2025. The court registrar is required to verify all documents and details of the sureties before the bail conditions are considered fulfilled.
Additionally, Bodejo must surrender his travel documents to the court. The Nigeria Immigration Service has been notified, and he is prohibited from leaving the country or travelling outside the court’s jurisdiction without prior approval.
The case was later been adjourned till October 5, 6, and 7 for the continuation of trial.
Bodejo was first arraigned on July 9, 2026 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a 12-count charge bordering on money laundering involving $2.33 million.
One of the charges against him reads: “That you, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, on or about the 11th day of January 2022, at Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this court, did knowingly and wilfully, without lawful authority or excuse, accept a cash payment of $100,000 in physical currency from one Sa’idu Abubakar, a former Accountant-General of Bauchi State who is currently in the lawful custody of the Nigeria Police Force.
“This sum exceeded the statutory cash transaction threshold of N5 million prescribed under Section 1(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended), without routing the said transaction through a financial institution as required by law.
“You thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 16(1)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 16(2)(b) of the same Act.”
