A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered that Bello Bodejo, the leader of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore group, be remanded in the custody of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), from where he was brought to court. This order for his remand was read on Friday before Justice Inyang Ekwo, who adjourned the case till May 27 for the commencement of trial. Recall that Bodejo was arrested on January 23, 2024 at his organization’s office in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State regarding the unveiling of an unlawful vigilante group.
The Federal Government through the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) leveled 3 counts of terrorism against Bodejo.
The charges partly read, “That you Bello Bodejo, male, 38 years old of No. 2 Bodejo Street, Tudun Wada, Karu LGA, Nasarawa State, sometime in January 2024 did not commit an offence to wit: you managed and participated in activities which, in your knowledge, is connected with act prejudicial to national security and public safety.
“You thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 2(3)(g)(xii) and Section 12(a) of the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act 2022.
“That you Bello Bodejo, male, 38 years old of No. 2 Bodejo Street, Tudun Wada, Karu LGA, Nasarawa State, sometime in January 2024 did not commit an offence to wit: you provided material assistance logistics and transportation to 1,000 men which in your knowledge is connected with an act prejudicial to national security and public safety. You thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 2(3)(g)(xii) and Section 13(2)(b) of the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act 2022.”
Bodejo plead not guilty when the charges were read to him and Justice Ekwo also ordered the DIA to give the defendant the required medical attention, as a result of the appeal by the defence lawyer, Mohammed Sheriff, who complained about his client’s ill health and his lawyers were not allowed access to him.
