Alleged $2.63m Money Laundering: Court Admits Miyetti Allah's Bello Bodejo ₦2bn Bail
Justice Inyang Ekwo said the money-laundering charges are bailable and imposed strict surety, passport and travel conditions.
- On Monday, the Federal High Court in Abuja granted bail to Bello Bodejo, National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, over alleged money laundering involving $2.63 million.
- Prosecutors from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission accused Bodejo of accepting unauthorized cash payments from former Bauchi State Accountant General Saidu Abubakar between January 2022 and March 2024.
- Justice Inyang Ekwo ordered two sureties for Bodejo's release: one must reside in Abuja with three years of tax clearance, while the second must own land in Abuja worth N2 billion.
- Bodejo must surrender his international passport to the court and remains barred from traveling outside Nigeria without judicial permission; trial proceedings begin October 5.
- Although the EFCC cited potential witness interference in opposing the application, Justice Ekwo ruled that money laundering charges are bailable offenses under applicable law.
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Court grants Miyetti Allah leader N2bn bail in alleged...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted the National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, bail in the sum of N2 billion in his ongoing trial over an alleged $2.63 million money laundering case. Daily Trust reports that Bodejo was arraigned on July 9 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a multi-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering involving about $2.63m. He pleaded not guilty to all the …
Alleged Money Laundering: Court grants Miyetti Allah leader N2 billion bail
As part of the bail conditions, the judge ordered that one of the sureties must be an Abuja resident with a three-year tax clearance certificate. The post Alleged Money Laundering: Court grants Miyetti Allah leader N2 billion bail appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Alleged $2.63m Money Laundering: Court Admits Miyetti Allah's Bello Bodejo ₦2bn Bail
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted the National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, to a ₦2 billion bail with one surety in the like sum.In a ruling on Bodejo’s bail application, Justice Ekwo ordered that the surety must have a three-year tax clearance and must reside in Abuja.Justice Ekwo, who also ordered that the surety must have land worth ₦2 billion in Abuja, held that the documents of the …
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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to the National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, to the tune of N2
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday admitted Bello Bodejo, the National President of Miyetti Allah Kauta Kore, to N2 billion bail with two sureties in the like sum. The post Alleged $2.63m money laundering: Court admits Miyetti Allah president to N2bn bail appeared first on Vanguard News.
Court grants Miyetti Allah Leader Bello Bodejo N2bn bail in alleged $2.33m money laundering trial
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, in the sum of N2 billion over his ongoing trial for alleged money laundering involving $2.33 million. Justice I. E. Ekwo, who presided over the case on Monday, admitted Bodejo to bail with two responsible […] The post Court grants Miyetti Allah Leader Bello Bodejo N2bn bail in alleged $2.33m money laundering trial appeared firs…
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