The family of Bello Bodejo, president of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has raised the alarm over the arrest and detention of Badejo by men of the Nigerian Army.
In a statement, Suleiman Waziri, Bodejoâs brother, said the Miyetti Allah leader was arrested on Tuesday at his office in Maliya, Nasarawa state by officers of the 117 battalion of the Nigerian Army.
Waziri said Bodejo was arrested over an incident involving some herders and a retired army general in the Tudun Wada area of Nasarawa.
âOn the 8th of December 2024, an incident occurred at Tudun Wada, Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, involving a retired general of the Nigerian Army,â Waziri said.
âThe general reportedly discharged firearms at a herd of cattle, causing significant losses for the herders.
âActing in self-defense, the herders disarmed the general and reported the matter to the police.â
Waziri said his brother was not involved in the incident that occurred between the herders and the retired general.
âMy brotherâs only involvement in this matter arose when relatives of the herders approached him earlier on the morning of 9th December 2024, pleading for his intervention as a respected leader to help secure the release of their confiscated cattle.
âThis was purely a humanitarian effort on his part, yet he was unfairly detained without evidence linking him to the events in Tudun Wada.
âEfforts by our legal representatives to meet with Alhaji Bello Bodejo have been stonewalled.
âOn visiting the 117 Battalion, both I and his legal counsel were denied access to him.
âThe commanding officer claimed that permission to see him could only come from âaboveâ.
Waziri said the âunlawfulâ arrest of Bodejo is a âgross injustice,â while calling on the military authorities to release the Miyetti Allah leader.
âWe call on the chief of army staff and other relevant authorities to order the immediate and unconditional release of Alhaji Bello Bodejo, as no evidence has been presented linking him to any wrongdoing.
âDirect the 117 Battalion to grant his legal representatives unhindered access to him.
âEnsure a thorough and impartial investigation into the incident at Tudun Wada to establish the facts and ensure justice for all parties involved.â
PREVIOUS ARREST
On January 23, Bodejo was arrested at the Miyetti Allahâs office in Karu LGA of Nasarawa state for unveiling a vigilante group.
Bodejo had said the ânomad vigilante groupâ would assist security agencies in combatting crime in the north-central state.
But the federal government accused Bodejo of raising an armed militia to the detriment of the nationâs unity.
On February 5, the office of the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) filed a motion ex parte, seeking to remand Bodejo pending the conclusion of the investigation and arraignment in court.
The court approved the request to remand him for 15 days in the custody of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA).
On February 22, a federal high court in Abuja ordered the federal government to file a charge against Bodejo within seven days.
In March, he was arraigned before the federal high court in Abuja on a three-count charge bordering on the alleged establishment of an ethnic militia.
The Fulani leader pleaded not guilty to the charge.
On May 29, the court discharged Bodejo of the alleged terrorism charge filed against him.
Inyang Ekwo, the trial judge, discharged Bodejo after Aderonke Imana, counsel to the AGF, moved an oral application for the withdrawal of the charge.
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