Alleged Money Laundering: Court Reduces Bodejo’s Bail to N1 Billion
Justice Salim Ibrahim cut Bello Bodejo’s bail to N1 billion after his lawyer sought relaxed terms, while the EFCC opposed the request.
- On Wednesday, the Federal High Court in Abuja reduced the N2 billion bail bond for Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore National President Bello Bodejo to N1 billion, granting his application to vary the original terms.
- Justice Inyang Ekwo originally set the N2 billion bail on July 20, following Bodejo's July 9 arraignment on money laundering charges involving $2.63 million brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission .
- Vacation judge Justice Salim Ibrahim ordered two sureties, with one required to own landed property worth N1 billion in Guzape, Asokoro, or Maitama districts of Abuja, and mandated submission of identification documents.
- Justice Ibrahim ordered the case file returned to Justice Ekwo for the substantive hearing, with trial proceedings set to begin on October 5, 6, and 7.
- The EFCC alleges Bodejo accepted $100,000 from former Accountant General Sa'idu Abubakar, exceeding the N5 million statutory cash transaction threshold in violation of the Money Laundering Act.
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Nigeria: Court Reduces Miyetti Allah Leader's N2 Billlion Bail Bond in Money Laundering Trial
The Miyeti Allah leader was initially ordered to produce one surety with evidence of three years' tax clearance in Abuja and second, who must own property worth N2 billion in the Nigerian capital.
Court reduces Miyetti Allah leader's N2 billlion bail bond in money laundering trial
The Miyeti Allah leader was initially ordered to produce one surety with evidence of three years' tax clearance in Abuja and second, who must own property worth N2 billion in the Nigerian capital. The post Court reduces Miyetti Allah leader’s N2 billlion bail bond in money laundering trial appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Alleged money laundering: Court reduces Bodejo’s bail to N1 billion
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has reduced the N2 billion bail earlier granted to the detained National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Alhaji Bello Bodejo. DAILY POST reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, prosecuted Bodejo for allegedly laundering $2.63 million. Recall that Justice Inyang Ekwo, before whom Bodejo was arraigned, had granted him bail on 20 July in the sum of N2 billion, with two sureties …
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The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, arraigned four persons before Justice F. N. Ogazi of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, for alleged money laundering involving a total sum of $5,296,691( Five Thousand, Two Hundred and Ninety Six United States Dollars, … The post Alleged $5.3m fraud: EFCC arraigns four for money laundering in Lagos appeared first on Date…
Court Slashes Bail for Miyetti Allah Leader Bodejo to N1Bn in Money Laundering Case
A Federal High Court in Abuja has reduced the bail amount for Alhaji Bello Bodejo, the National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, from N2 billion to N1 billion.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Bodejo for alleged money laundering involving $2.63 million. Justice Inyang Ekwo initially granted Bodejo bail on July 20 in the sum of N2 billion with two sureties in like sum. The conditions required one surety…
Alleged Money Laundering: Court Varies Bail Conditions For Miyetti Allah President
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday varied the bail conditions earlier granted to detained National President of Miyetti Allah Kauta Kore, Bello Bodejo, in the ongoing trial on alleged money laundering. Justice Salim Ibrahim granted the application after it was moved by Bodejo’s lawyer, Mohammed Sheriff. The News Agency […]
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