The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted Bello Bodejo, president of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, bail in the sum of N2 billion as he faces trial over alleged money laundering offences.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, who delivered the ruling on Monday, admitted Bodejo to bail with two sureties in like sum.
Bodejo was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on July 9 on multiple counts bordering on alleged money laundering. He pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
According to the EFCC, Bodejo allegedly accepted $200,000 in cash from Sa’idu Abubakar, a former Accountant-General of Bauchi State, on January 21, 2022, in a transaction said to have exceeded the legal cash limit. The anti-graft agency also alleged that he received another $100,000 in cash from the same individual on October 26, 2022, in addition to a further $980,000 through separate cash transactions.
The commission 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.
As part of the bail conditions, one surety must reside in Abuja and provide three years of tax clearance certificates, while the second surety must own landed property worth N2 billion within the Federal Capital Territory.
The court also ordered Bodejo to surrender his international passport to the court registrar and barred him from travelling outside Nigeria without prior approval from the court.
Justice Ekwo adjourned the case until October 5 to 7, 2026, for the commencement of trial.
