
ALLEGED TERRORISM: COURT DISCHARGES MIYETTI ALLAH LEADER, BELLO BODEJO
On Wednesday, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, discharged the President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Kore, Alhaji Bello Bodejo, of an alleged terrorism charge filed against him by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF.
Following an oral request for the three-count charge to be dropped by AGF attorney Aderonke Imana, Justice Inyang Ekwo issued a brief order that resulted in Bodejo’s release.
Imana notified the court that she had an oral application when the hearing was reopened.
The lawyer said the application was pursuant to 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).
“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,” she said.
Bodejo’s lawyer, Ahmed Raji, SAN, did not oppose the application.
The senior lawyer thanked the AGF, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, for his “magnanimous gesture.”
“We urge your lordship to discharge the accused person under the sections referred to by the prosecutor,” Raji said.
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