Court Discharges Miyetti Allah Leader, Bodejo As Nigerian Govt. Withdraws Terrorism Charges

The leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Kore, Bello Bodejo, has been discharged of an alleged terrorism charge filed against him by the office of the Attorney-General of the federation and Minister of justice. Meanwhile, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is yet to be released on court orders since his extra ordinary rendition from Kenya to Nigeria by Nigeria authorities in June 2021.

In a publication by Sahara Reporters, it was gathered that Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, in a ruling, discharged Bodejo after counsel for the AGF, Aderonke Imana, moved an oral application for the withdrawal of the three-count charge.

At the resumed hearing on Wednesday, Imana informed the court that she had an oral application.

The lawyer said the application was under Section 108 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA),  2015.

She said the request was further predicated on the power of the AGF under Section 174 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), adding that the Attorney-General of the Federation had instructed her to withdraw the charge against the defendant in the interest of justice.

Counsel to Bodejo did not oppose the application, thanking the AGF for his magnanimous gesture.

His lead counsel, Ahmed Raji, subsequently urged the court to discharge the accused person under the sections referred to by the prosecution.