Abuja Court Grants N2 Billion Bail to Miyetti Allah Leader

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to Bello Bodejo, the national president of the pastoralist group Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, in a money laundering case involving 2.63 million naira. Justice Inyang Ekwo granted the bail on Monday, July 20, 2026, setting the amount at 2 billion naira with two sureties required in the same sum.

The judge ruled that the offences were bailable and that the court had the discretion to grant bail. The stringent conditions require one surety to be a resident of Abuja with a three-year tax clearance certificate. The second surety must own landed property within the Federal Capital Territory valued at no less than 2 billion naira, with the court registrar ordered to verify the title documents. Bodejo was also ordered to surrender his international passport to the court and is barred from leaving Nigeria without judicial permission.

Bodejo was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on July 9, 2026, on multiple counts of money laundering. He pleaded not guilty to all charges. Following his plea, the prosecution counsel, Wahab Shittu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), applied for a trial date and requested the court...