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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged money laundering involving $2.33 million. Bodejo was brought before Justice Inyang Ekwo on a 12-count charge bordering on alleged violations of Nigeria’s money laundering laws. He pleaded not guilty to all the charges after they were read to him in court.
Following his plea, prosecution counsel Wahab Shittu (SAN) urged the court to remand Bodejo in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service pending trial, while defence counsel Ahmed Raji (SAN) applied for bail based on an earlier application. The EFCC opposed the request, arguing that the defendant posed a flight risk and could interfere with witnesses. The prosecution also told the court that the Department of State Services (DSS) was monitoring Bodejo, describing him as an influential figure capable of obstructing the investigation.
According to the charges, Bodejo allegedly received multiple cash payments, including $100,000 and $980,000, from a former Bauchi State Accountant-General, Sa’idu Abubakar, without routing the transactions through financial institutions as required by law. The court ordered that Bodejo be remanded in the EFCC’s holding facility and adjourned the case until July 20 for a ruling on his bail application.
