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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, and 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 and must reside in Abuja.
Ekwo ruled that the second surety must have a land worth N2 billion in Abuja.
The trial judge ordered Bodejo to drop his international passport with the registrar of the court and must not travel outside the country without the leave of the court.
The case was adjourned to October 5 to 7, 2026, for commencement of trial.
