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 arraigned before Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo on Wednesday on a 12-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering involving $2.33 million.
During the proceedings, the prosecution counsel, Wahab Shittu (SAN), informed the court that the charge, dated June 24, 2026, and filed on June 25, 2026, was ready for hearing and urged the court to allow the defendant to take his plea. Justice Ekwo granted the application.
According to the EFCC, one of the charges alleges that on January 11, 2022, Bodejo knowingly accepted $100,000 in cash from Sa’idu Abubakar, a former Accountant-General of Bauchi State currently in the custody of the Nigeria Police Force, without routing the transaction through a financial institution as required under the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011.
The anti-graft agency further alleged that on February 7, 2024, Bodejo received another cash payment of $980,000 from the same individual, also without using a financial institution, contrary to the provisions of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
Bodejo pleaded not guilty to all 12 counts.
Following his plea, the prosecution urged the court to fix a date for trial and remand the defendant in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service.
However, defence counsel, Ahmed Raji (SAN), prayed the court to grant his client bail based on an application filed on June 30, 2026.
The prosecution opposed the application, relying on a 28-paragraph counter-affidavit filed on July 6, 2026. Shittu argued that Bodejo posed a public risk, stating that the Department of State Services (DSS) also had an interest in the matter and that the defendant’s influence could enable him to interfere with witnesses and obstruct the course of justice.
After hearing arguments from both parties, Justice Ekwo ordered that Bodejo be remanded in the EFCC’s holding facility pending the determination of his bail application.
The court subsequently adjourned the matter until July 20, 2026, for a ruling on the bail application.
The EFCC disclosed details of the arraignment in a statement published on its official Facebook page.
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