Nigeria, July 20 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted Bello Bodejo, the national president of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, bail in the sum of N2 billion in his alleged $2.63 million money laundering trial.

Judge Inyang Ekwo admitted Mr Bodejo to bail with two sureties in the like sum. The judge also fixed 5, 6 and 7 October for the commencement of the trial.

As part of the bail conditions, the judge ordered that one of the sureties must be an Abuja resident with a three-year tax clearance certificate.

The second surety must own landed property worth N2 billion in Abuja. Mr Ekwo directed that the court registrar must verify the property's title documents.

The judge also ordered Mr Bodejo to deposit his international passp...