The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to Bello Bodejo, president of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, in the alleged money laundering case against him.
Ruling on Monday, Inyang Ekwo, the presiding judge, admitted Bodejo to bail in the sum of N2 billion, with two sureties in like sum.
On July 9, Bodejo was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on charges bordering on alleged money laundering.
He pleaded not guilty to all counts.
According to the charge, the EFCC alleged that Bodejo, on January 21, 2022, accepted $200,000 in cash from Sa’idu Abubakar, a former accountant-general of Bauchi State, in a transaction that exceeded the threshold permitted by law.
The commission also alleged that he received another $100,000 in cash from Abubakar on October 26, 2022, as well as a further $980,000 in separate cash transactions.
The EFCC said the alleged offences contravene Section 19(1)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, and are punishable under Section 19(2)(b) of the same Act.
The Bail Conditions
According to NAN, the trial judge ordered that one of the sureties must present three years’ tax clearance certificates and reside in Abuja.
Ekwo also ruled that the second surety must own land worth N2 billion in Abuja.
The trial judge further ordered Bodejo to surrender his international passport to the court registrar and not travel outside the country without the court’s permission.
The case was adjourned to October 5–7, 2026, for the commencement of trial.
