The Federal Government, on Wednesday, withdrew the three-count terrorism charge it entered against the detained President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo.

Bodejo was arrested at Miyetti Allah’s office in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State shortly after he unveiled a vigilante group.

FG alleged that he established an ethnic militia in Nasarawa State, adding that the defendant was involved in the management of activities connected with acts that were prejudicial to national security and public safety.

It told the court that Bodejo provided material support, assistance, and transportation for activities connected with acts of terrorism, contrary to Sections 29, 2(3)(g}(xii) and 12(a) and Section 2(3)(g)(xii), and 13(2)(b) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.

The defendant has been in custody of the Defence Intelligence Agency, DIA, since January 23, even though the trial court on March 22 okayed his detention.

Based on the strength of an affidavit that was filed by FG, the court, on May 27, refused to release the defendant on bail, though it ordered an accelerated hearing of the charge against him.

However, when the case was called up on Wednesday for the commencement of the hearing, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, applied to withdraw the charge.

A lawyer from the office of the AGF, Mrs. Aderonke Imana, moved an oral application for the withdrawal of the case.

She predicated the application on the provision of Section 108 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, ACJA, 2015, as well as the powers of the AGF under Section 174 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.

“Consequently, the Honourable Attorney-General of the Federation has instructed me to withdraw this charge against the defendant in the interest of justice.

“That is our humble application, my lord,” Mrs. Imana added.

Bodejo’s team of lawyers led by Mr. Ahmed Raji, SAN, said they were not opposed to FG’s decision to terminate further proceedings in the matter, even as they thanked the AGF for his “magnanimous gesture.”

In a brief ruling, trial Justice Inyang Ekwo discharged the defendant of the allegations against him.

A count in the charge against the defendant, marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/141/2024, which the court struck out on Wednesday, read: “That you, Bello Bodejo, Male, Adult, on or before the 17th day of January. 2024, at Lafia, Nassarawa State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, committed an offence to wit: you established an ethnic militia known as Kungiya Zaman Lafiya, without authorization, and thereby committed an act prejudicial to national security and public safety, and an offence punishable under Section 29 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.”

immortalcrown:
As usual.

Kanu is an undeniable proof that Nigeria is not one.

Racoon:
Suddenly the Miyetti Allah they accused of treasonable crime is free. Meanwhile, Nnamdi Kanu is a terrorist. Injustice begat injustice. Karma does not forgets or forgives. Make una continue.

blacknp:
Confirmed Terrorist, a Separatist Coward With An Ego.

blacknp:
Confirmed Terrorist, a Separatist Coward With An Ego.

TimeManager:
Why compare this man with kanu?. Bodejo was arrested and charged to court where he stated the governor of Nassarrawa had asked him to help form a villante group for the security of the state. The governor has not come out to deny it. And i feel like this is FG sending a strong message to non state actors. Kanu on the other hand, disregarded the authority of SE governors creating an armed group which are solely answerable to him, there creating a parrallel authority and rebel forces within a country, creating havoc, bloodbath and lawlessness.

-Kiss the truth!

TimeManager:
Why compare this man with kanu?. Bodejo was arrested and charged to court where he stated the governor of Nassarrawa had asked him to help form a villante group for the security of the state. The governor has not come out to deny it. And i feel like this is FG sending a strong message to non state actors. Kanu on the other hand, disregarded the authority of SE governors creating an armed group which are solely answerable to him, there creating a parrallel authority and rebel forces within a country, creating havoc, bloodbath and lawlessness.

-Kiss the truth!

Beremx:
Where's your proof that Nnamdi created an armed group? Nonsense

DeltaFire:
“KILL ARMY OFFICERS WHEREVER YOU SEE THEM” — NNAMDI KANU ORDERS IPOB MEMBERS [AUDIO]
November 5, 2020
By Oriental Times

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, during the heat of the EndSARS protests across the country publicly ordered his members to kill officers of the Nigerian Army and seize their rifles.

Kanu gave this order during his broadcast on Radio Biafra, but later denied doing so.

Oriental Times has finally gotten a clip of the audio broadcast where the IPOB leader actually gave the order.

A caller had called into the live broadcast from Edo state and informed Kanu that Governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki imposed a 24-hour curfew. He asked the IPOB leader if they were permitted to flout the state government’s curfew directive and go out and “do what we need to do”.
In the callers word, “Governor Obaseki declared 24 hours curfew, so I want to ask, whether tomorrow, are we permitted to go out and do what we need to do?”

Kanu responded;
“The protest is everyday for the next three weeks, every blessed day for the next three weeks, and you people must devise a strategy to outwit the army; as I said before, the army will face in one direction, there are some guns in Edo state right now as we speak, use those guns to kill one or two or three army officers, take their guns from them and begin to kill the others. Any one you kill, you take the gun and you kill other people as well, that’s how it’s going to be. Because they cannot sustain this fight for three weeks, before three weeks if they continue to move their troops down, Boko Haram will overrun the North and they understand that. You know they’re supporter of APC and they’re very daft, unless they’re the ones sponsoring Boko Haram.

He continued “There are guns in Edo State already, kill the army wherever you see them, kill one or two, take their guns and kill other people as well.”
See the audio below [Please go the website link below to hear Nnamdi Kanu].


https://orientaltimes.co/2020/11/05/kill-army-officers-wherever-you-see-them-nnamdi-kanu-orders-ipob-members-audio/

nairalandankrah:


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/05/fg-withdraws-terrorism-charge-against-detained-miyetti-allahs-leader-bodejo/

Beremx:
Where's your proof that Nnamdi created an armed group? Nonsense

fuckingAyaya:
so you want the people of southeast to fold their hands and watch fulani herdsmen overrun,maim and massacre their people and rename their communities like they are doing in the middle- belt? Nnamdi Kanu can be incarcerated while WADUME that killed security personnel is a free man today. Granted bail by a court after all his atrocities, boko haram terrorists are pardoned and reintegrated into the Nigerian army. Who created the sharia law ? Is it part of Nigeria constitution? Who are the sharia police answerable to? The FG or the state governor? And what are their primary functions? I hail thee UNITY BEGGAR.