The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed May 30 to rule on an application for the detained President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo.
According to Vangaurd, Bello Bodejo is facing a three-count terrorism charge, filed to be released on bail, pending the determination of the case against him.
He has been in custody of the Defence Intelligence Agency, DIA, since January 23, even though the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on March 22 okayed his detention.
However, the defendant, through his team of lawyers led by Mr. Ahmed Raji, SAN, approached the court to release him on bail pending the determination of the charge against him.
In his application, the defendant, while maintaining that the charge against him contained bailable offences, argued that under the 1999 Constitution, as amended, he ought to be presumed innocent until his guilt is established.
He pledged not to jump bail if released from detention, adding that his deteriorating health had created an exceptional circumstance that should sway the discretion of the court in his favour.
The defendant contended that the proof of evidence that was adduced in the matter did not disclose any prima facie criminal case against him to warrant his trial.
He, therefore, prayed the court to grant him bail on liberal terms, even as he expressed readiness to produce responsible persons who would stand as his sureties.
Besides, counsel to the defendant, Raji, SAN, argued that the federal government, in its counter affidavit, failed to establish why his client should not be released on bail.
However, FG, which is prosecuting the matter, opposed the defendant’s request for bail.
The prosecution counsel, Ms. Aderonke Imana, told the court that the continued detention of the defendant was in the interest of national security.
The trial Justice Inyang Ekwo after listening to both sides adjourned the matter for ruling till May 30, 2024
