By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is to arraign the National President of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association MACBAN, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo over charges bordering on alleged money laundering and terrorism financing.
Bodejo, who is already facing prosecution alongside the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance Adamu over alleged $9.7 million terrorism financing, will be docked on a separate 12-count charge before an Abuja Federal High Court by the anti-graft Commission.
In the originating summons filed at the Court on June 22, 2026, the MACBAN national president is being accused by the EFCC’ of alleged illegal possession of large sums of foreign currency ,and terrorism financing to the tune of about $2. 5 million ,in clear violation of the provisions of Money Laundering ( Prohibition) Act, 2011, and the Money Laundering ( Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022.
Among other charges ,the Miyetti Allah leader is alleged to have received about $100,000 in cash from the embattled former Accountant -General of Bauchi State Sa’idu Abubakar , without following the officially approved channels in accordance with extant laws.
According to the EFCC , Bodejo collected another $200,,000 from the same source on January 21,2022 ,in a transaction that also clearly exceeded the threshold prescribed by the country’s anti-money laundering laws.
Similarly, in one of the charges, the anti-corruption commission alleged that the MACBAN president on March 20,2024 received another $500,000 from the former Bauchi State Accountant -General ,in a transaction that equally offended the provisions of the anti-money laundering laws.
In Count four, Bodejo was alleged to receive the sum of $980,000 in cash from the same Abubakar on February 7,2024 , without processing the funds through a financial institution as expressly demanded by the law.
According to the EFCC, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association national president received and took possession of the various large sums of foreign currency in Abuja ,under circumstances in which ,he knew, or reasonably ought to have known that the money represented proceeds of unlawful activities.
An official statement from the EFCC informed that Bodejo is expected to be formally arraigned before a Federal High Court Abuja .
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