EFCC Files 12 Charges Against Miyetti Allah Leader Over $2.53m Alleged Money Laundering Case

(Miyetti Allah. Photo by Instablog)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a 12-count charge against the President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, over alleged t£rrorism financing and m0ney l@undering involving approximately $2.53 million.

According to the anti-graft agency, Bodejo is expected to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja in the coming days to answer charges relating to the receipt and possession of large sums of foreign currency suspected to be linked to unlawful activities.

In a statement by EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, the commission alleged that Bodejo received several cash payments in US dollars from a former Accountant-General of Bauchi State, Sa’idu Abubakar, without routing the transactions through any financial institution as required by law.

Specific counts allege that he received $100,000 in cash from Abubakar on January 11, 2022, and a further $200,000 from the same source on January 21, 2022.

He is also alleged to have collected $980,000 on February 7, 2024, and an additional $500,000 on March 20, 2024.

The EFCC maintains that the transactions exceeded legal limits for cash payments and were conducted outside the banking system, in contravention of Nigeria’s m0ney l@undering laws.

Beyond the alleged cash receipts, Bodejo is also accused of possessing funds suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities, with one count specifically alleging that he took possession of $980,000 on February 7, 2024, under circumstances that ought to have raised suspicion about the origin of the funds.

The case is expected to proceed to the Federal High Court in Abuja, where Bodejo will be arraigned and required to enter his plea.