The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged $2.33 million money laundering case.
Bodejo was docked before Justice Inyang Ekwo on a 12-count charge bordering on money laundering. He, however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
According to the EFCC, one of the charges alleged that Bodejo unlawfully accepted $100,000 cash from a former Bauchi State Accountant-General, Sa’idu Abubakar, without routing the transaction through a financial institution, contrary to the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act.
Another count alleged that he similarly received $980,000 in cash from the same individual in February 2024, in violation of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
Following his plea, EFCC counsel, Wahab Shittu (SAN), urged the court to fix a trial date and remand the defendant in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service.
However, defence counsel, Ahmed Raji (SAN), applied for Bodejo’s bail, relying on an application filed on June 30, 2026.
The prosecution opposed the request, arguing that the defendant was a flight risk and could interfere with witnesses, adding that the Department of State Services (DSS) was “on the watch” for him.
Justice Ekwo ordered that Bodejo be remanded in the EFCC’s holding facility and adjourned the case until July 20, 2026, for a ruling on the bail application.
