The Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has granted bail to the leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, in the sum of ₦2 billion as he faces trial over alleged $2.33 million money laundering.
Justice I.E. Ekwo granted the bail on Monday, July 20, 2026, with two responsible sureties in like sum.
The judge ruled that one of the sureties must own landed property within the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), while another must provide evidence of tax clearance certificates for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Justice Ekwo also directed the court’s Registrar to verify the documents and particulars of the sureties before the bail conditions are deemed to have been fulfilled.
As part of the bail conditions, Bodejo was ordered to deposit his international passport with the court. The Registrar was further directed to notify the Nigeria Immigration Service of the passport’s seizure, while the defendant was barred from travelling outside the country or beyond the court’s jurisdiction without prior permission of the court.
The court subsequently adjourned the matter until October 5, 6 and 7, 2026, for the continuation of trial.
Bodejo was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on July 9, 2026, on a 12-count charge bordering on the alleged laundering of $2.33 million.
According to the first count, the EFCC alleged that Bodejo knowingly accepted $100,000 in cash from Sa’idu Abubakar, a former Accountant-General of Bauchi State who is currently in the custody of the Nigeria Police Force, without routing the transaction through a financial institution as required by the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended).
The anti-graft agency further alleged that the cash payment exceeded the statutory transaction threshold of ₦5 million, an offence punishable under the provisions of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended).
