The federal government has arraigned the leader of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore group, Bello Bodejo, before a federal high court sitting in Abuja on charges of allegedly establishing and supporting unlawfully an ethnic militia group – Kungiya Zaman Lafiya.
The office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) arraigned him on Friday, March 22, for allegedly violating the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
Bodejo pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him.
Before adjourning the case till May 27 for the commencement of trial, Justice Inyang Ekwo ordered that he be further detained in the custody of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA).
