Bello Bodejo, the President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, is scheduled to be arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission before the Federal High Court in Abuja on charges of money laundering and terrorism financing totaling around $2.53 million.
On June 22, 2026, the anti-graft agency filed a 12-count charge against Bodejo, alleging that he had violated the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act of 2011 and the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act of 2022 by receiving and possessing substantial amounts of foreign currency purportedly connected to the proceeds of illegal activities.
According to a statement released on Wednesday by the EFCC's spokesman, Dele Oyewale, Bodejo, who is scheduled to enter a plea before the court in the next few days, was charged with accepting several cash payments from Sa'idu Abubakar, the former Accountant-General of Bauchi State, without using any financial institution as required by law.
One of the allegations in the accusation said that Bodejo willfully accepted $100,000 in cash from Abubakar on January 11, 2022, in Abuja, a sum allegedly exceeding the statutory threshold for cash transactions.
"That you, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, on or about the 11th day of January 2022, at Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did knowingly and willfully, without lawful authority or excuse, accept a payment of the sum of One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (USD $100,000) in physical currency from one Sa'idu Abubakar... without routing the said transaction through a financial institution as required by law."
In a further count, the EFCC claimed that on January 21, 2022, Bodejo obtained $200,000 in cash from the same source, in violation of money laundering regulations.
The commission also said that Bodejo received an additional $500,000 in cash from Abubakar on March 20, 2024, and that on February 7, 2024, he received $980,000 in cash.
"That on or about February 7, 2024, at Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, you, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, did knowingly and willfully, without lawful authority or excuse, accept a cash payment of the sum of Nine Hundred and Eighty Thousand United States Dollars (USD $980,000.00) in physical currency from one Sa'idu Abubakar... without routing the said transaction through a financial institution as required by law."
The EFCC also charged Bodejo with possessing money allegedly obtained through illegal activity.
According to the commission, the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 both contain provisions that make the alleged offenses punishable.
After the court sets a date, Bodejo is anticipated to be arraigned.