A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has directed the federal government to file charges against the leader of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Alhaji Bello Bodejo, within seven days.
Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order after the end of a previous order granting the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) permission to remand Bodejo for 15 days in the custody of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA).
The AGF had sought the remand order in a motion ex-parte marked FHC/ABJ/CS/141/2024, filed on February 5 by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mohammed Abubakar.
The motion requested Bodejo’s remand pending the conclusion of investigations and his arraignment in court.
Bodejo was arrested on January 23 at Miyetti Allah’s office in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State following the unveiling of an illegal vigilante group by the Fulani socio-cultural organisation.
In an affidavit attached to the motion, Noma Wando, a Litigation Officer at the Ministry of Justice, stated that Bodejo was allegedly raising an armed militia in violation of the nation’s unity, contrary to the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The respondent is being investigated for offences under the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act, 2022.
