The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign the President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged terrorism financing and money laundering offences involving about $2.53 million, with the anti-graft agency filing a 12-count charge against him on June 22, 2026.
The charges accuse Bodejo of receiving and possessing large sums of foreign currency allegedly linked to proceeds of unlawful activities. EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale said Bodejo is accused of accepting multiple cash payments from a former Accountant General of Bauchi State, Sa’idu Abubakar, without routing the transactions through any financial institution as required by law. He is expected to take his plea before the court in the coming days.
According to one of the charges, Bodejo on January 11, 2022, in Abuja, knowingly accepted $100,000 in cash from Abubakar, an amount said to have exceeded the statutory threshold for cash transactions. Another count alleged that he received $200,000 in physical cash from the same source on January 21, 2022, also in contravention of money laundering laws. The EFCC also accused Bodejo of possessing funds which he knew or reasonably ought to have known constituted proceeds of unlawful activity.
Bodejo’s arraignment follows months of investigation by the anti-graft agency into alleged financial improprieties. The EFCC has been working with other security agencies to track and disrupt financing networks linked to terrorism and other criminal activities. Bodejo is expected to be arraigned once a date is fixed by the court. He has not yet publicly commented on the allegations against him.
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