Mohammed Musa, brother to the President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, has denied his involvement in the establishment of an ethnic militia group, Kungiya Zaman Lafiya.
He disclosed this in an affidavit in support of Bodejo’s bail application dated March 28, 2024.
Musa said his brother only had a registered vigilante company that offered security services to the members of the society and promoted peace.
He said, “The defendant/applicant neither established nor has any involvement with the Kungiya Zaman Lafiya ethnic militia group as alleged in the charge preferred against him on the 12th March 2024.
“The defendant/applicant only established a vigilante company which was duly registered under the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 as Nomad Vigilante Nigeria Limited as opposed to an ethnic militia known as Kungiya Zaman Lafiya as alleged by the complainant in the charge preferred against the defendant/applicant.
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“That the aim of establishing the vigilante company is to render security services to the members of the society and promote peace but not to commit any act of terrorism whatsoever.”
In a counter affidavit filed on April 2 and sworn by a litigation clerk within the Department of Public Prosecutions at the Federal Ministry of Justice, Noma Wando, the Federal Government urges the court to reject Bodejo’s bail petition.
Wando stated that the defendant is unlikely to appear for trial if granted bail.
He said, “That all the facts deposed to by the deponent about ill health and heart failure amongst others in the affidavit brought before this court have not been proven to be cogent, credible, material or genuine to support his application to enable the court to exercise its discretion in his favor.
“That the defendant/applicant will not show up for his trial if granted bail due to the gravity of the alleged offences and the severity of punishment prescribed by law.”
Bodejo was detained on January 23 at Miyetti Allah’s office in Karu LGA of Nasarawa State, reportedly for revealing the existence of a militia group.
The Miyetti Allah leader faced charges of terrorism before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja on March 22, 2024.
