DSS Rearrests Miyetti Allah Leader Bodejo Shortly After EFCC Release
Bello Bodejo, National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, was reportedly rearrested by the DSS immediately after his release from EFCC custody, despite fulfilling bail conditions for money laundering charges. His wife expressed serious concerns over his health and the lack of official explanation for this fresh detention, highlighting that this is not his first time being held by the DSS.
Bello Bodejo, National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has reportedly been rearrested by Department of State Services (DSS) operatives shortly after being released from Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) custody in Abuja. The reported rearrest occurred on Friday as Bodejo and his family were leaving the EFCC headquarters after his lawyers reportedly perfected the bail conditions ordered by a Federal High Court.
His wife, Hauwa Bodejo, said DSS operatives who had allegedly been stationed around the EFCC premises for hours approached him as he was leaving and took him away in three vans. The development has raised fresh questions from Bodejo’s family, particularly over the basis for his continued detention after a court granted him bail.
His wife also expressed concern about his health, claiming that his condition deteriorated during his previous detention and that his personal doctor was repeatedly denied access to him. The DSS had not publicly explained the reported rearrest as of the time of the report.
Bodejo is facing a 12-count money laundering charge filed by the EFCC before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja, to which he pleaded not guilty. The EFCC alleges that he received substantial cash payments, including $200,000, $100,000 and $980,000, from former Bauchi State Accountant-General Sa’idu Abubakar in transactions the agency says violated the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act.
Justice Ekwo granted him bail on July 20 in the sum of ₦2 billion, with a matching surety bond and additional conditions including property ownership, tax clearance and surrender of his international passport, while his trial is scheduled for October 5–7, 2026.