Fulani Miyetti Allah National President Bodejo granted bail

Miyetti Allah President, Bello Bodejo
Bello Bodejo

The National President of Miyetto Allah Kautai Hore, Bello has been granted bail by the Justice Inyang Ekwo-led
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday.

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Bodejo was accused of money laundering and sponsoring of.Fulani attacks across the country. He was arrested after it was discovered that he received large sums of money which flowed through the Accountant General of Bauchi State with the funds not passing through any financial institution.

He was granted bail to the tune of N2 billion by the Court.

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He is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Justice Inyang Ekwo, admitted the defendant to bail with two sureties in like sum and imposed stringent conditions for his release.

The Judge ordered that one of the surties must must provide evidence of three years tax clearance and must reside in Abuja.

The second surety, according to the court, must own landed property in Abuja valued at N2 billion.

Bodejo was ordered to surrender his international passport to the Court Registrar and shouldn’t travel outside the country without the permission of the Court.

Before bail was granted, Justice Ekwo maintained that the offence for which Bodejo was being tried is a bailable one, while he exercise his discretion in granting the bail.

The court subsequently adjourned the case until October 5, October 6 and October 7 for the commencement of trial.

On July 9 Bodejo was remanded in the EFCC facility over the alleged money laundering charges.

Counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Wahab Shittu, SAN, asked the Court to arraign Bodejo as the sole defendant in a charge dated June 24 and filed on June 25.

He however pleaded not guilty to the charges read to him after which the prosecution counsel sought a trial date and urged the court to remand the defendant pending the hearing of the case.

However, defence counsel, Ahmed Raji, SAN, moved a bail application filed on June 30, arguing that the alleged offences were bailable under the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.

Raji urged the court to exercise its discretion in favour of his client and grant him bail.

The prosecution opposed the application, asking the court to refuse the request.

Justice Ekwo, however, granted the application and fixed dates for the commencement of trial.

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