A Nigerian Federal High Court in Abuja, discharged the President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Kore, Alhaji Bello Bodejo, from an alleged terrorism charge filed by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF).
Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a brief ruling, discharged Bodejo after counsel for the AGF, Aderonke Imana, made an oral application for the withdrawal of the three-count charge. Imana informed the court that the application was pursuant to Section 108 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015, and was further based 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,” Imana said.
Bodejo’s lawyer, Ahmed Raji, SAN, did not oppose the application and expressed gratitude to 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.
The court, upon hearing the application, discharged Bodejo of the charges.
