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EFCC to arraign Miyetti Allah leader over alleged $2.53 million money laundering, terrorism financing
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a 12-count charge against Miyetti Allah’s leader, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo over alleged terrorism financing and money laundering involving $2.53 million.
The charges were filed before a Federal High Court in Abuja on June 22, 2026.
The anti-graft agency accused Bodejo of receiving and possessing large sums of cash in foreign currency linked to proceeds of unlawful activities.
The EFCC alleged that the transactions contravened provisions of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011, and the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
Bodejo is expected to be arraigned before the court in the coming days. According to the charge sheet, the defendant allegedly received several cash payments from Sa’idu Abubakar, a former accountant-general of Bauchi state who is currently in the custody of the Nigeria Police Force.
In the first count, the EFCC alleged that Bodejo received $100,000 in cash from Abubakar on January 11, 2022.
The commission said the transaction exceeded the statutory cash threshold permitted under anti-money laundering laws.
“That you, BELLO ABDULLAHI BODEJO (male adult), 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, a former Accountant-General Bauchi State who is currently in the lawful custody of the Nigerian Police Force,” the charge reads.
The EFCC also alleged that Bodejo received another $200,000 in cash from the same source on January 21, 2022.
The commission further accused him of receiving $500,000 in physical cash on March 20, 2024. In another count, the EFCC alleged that Bodejo accepted $980,000 in cash from Abubakar on February 7, 2024.
The anti-graft agency said the transaction exceeded the statutory threshold prescribed under the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
According to count 10 of the charge, Bodejo allegedly took possession of $980,000 in Abuja on February 7, 2024.
The EFCC alleged that he knew, or reasonably ought to have known, that the funds were proceeds of unlawful activity.
The commission said the alleged conduct constitutes an offence under Section 18(2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
All the offences are punishable under various provisions of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011, and the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
The court is expected to fix a date for Bodejo’s arraignment and commencement of trial.
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