President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday arraigned the leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged money laundering involving $2.33m.
Bodejo was docked on a 12-count charge bordering on alleged violations of the Money Laundering Act.
At the proceedings, prosecution counsel, Wahab Shittu (SAN), informed the court that the charge, dated June 24, 2026, and filed on June 25, was ripe for arraignment and urged the court to allow the defendant to take his plea. The request was granted.
Count one of the charge read: “That you, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo (male, adult), on or about the 11th day of January 2022, at Abuja… did knowingly and wilfully, without lawful authority or excuse, accept a cash payment of the sum of One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (USD $100,000) in physical currency from one Sa’idu Abubakar, a former Accountant-General of Bauchi State who is currently in the lawful custody of the Nigeria Police Force… without routing the said transaction through a financial institution as required by law, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 16(1)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 16(2)(b) of the same Act.”
