How We Found $1m Raw Cash In Ex-CDS, Alex Badeh's Wardrobe - EFCC

A Prosecution witness in the trial of ex-Chief of Defence Staff Alex Badeh yesterday told the Federal High Court, Abuja his team recovered $1 million from Badeh’s house.

Mr. Goji Mohammed, the 15th witness to testify in Badeh’s trial, said he was part of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) team, led by Mr. Isyaku Sharu, which searched in Badeh’s house in Asokoro, Abuja.

The ex-Chief of Defence Staff is standing trial on money laundering offence allegedly committed while serving as Chief of Air Staff.

The witness, according to a report by News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the team recovered some bank documents, land documents, tax documents and few other instruments.

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Mohammed said the commission received intelligence report on another property located at No. 6 Ogun River Street Maitama, which was  found to be Badeh’s property.

He said they  accessed the building through the balcony by climbing, adding that they invited the security man of the neigbouring house to witness the search.

“When we climbed in, we were in the living area upstairs. So, we used the stairs and went to the living area downstairs and started our search from there.

“ When we got to the biggest room in the house, we saw a wardrobe, on opening it, we saw a bag and on opening it contained foreign currency.

“We saw 16 bundles of 50 U.S. dollars notes and two sealed bundles containing 100,000 U.S. dollars, which we estimated to amount $1 million.

“On further counting the money in our office, we discovered it was exactly one million dollars,’’ he said.

He said they also found a red box which he could not precisely remember what was inside, adding that they also found two way bills of furniture supplied to the building.

When the prosecution sought to tender the search warrant, the red box and the way bill as evidence, the move was objected to by the defence team.

Mr. Lasun Sanusi (SAN), counsel for the defendant, objected to the admissibility of the items, saying they were purportedly obtained from an illegal search.

Sanusi cited Section 115 of Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015, which states that the occupant of a place searched or a relation shall be at the house and see the items seized.

He said no law permitted state security agents to conduct search by looking for strangers on the street to witness it.

Sanusi said the law gave the owner of the property the impetus to nominate a representative to witness such search, if he or she could not be present.

“My lord, the witness had earlier confirmed that when they were to conduct search on the defendant’s house at Asokoro, they took him along to witness the search. Why was this other one different?

“It is on record that the defendant was still in detention when the purported search was done in his house at Maitama, which is a clear violation of the law.

“My Lord, we are not against the court admitting the search warrant as evidence, but we vehemently oppose to the admissibility of the other items,’’ he said.

However, the prosecution counsel, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), argued that Section 149 and 150 of ACJA, which deals with house search warrant permitted the presence of two witnesses.

“This permission covers the person to whom the warrant is addressed and a neighbour within the neighbourhood the property is located,’’ he said.

According to him, the provision allows the person to whom warrant is addressed to look for a witness in the neighbourhood.

He, therefore, argued that no provision of the law compelled the property owner to be present before a search warrant can be executed.

Justice Okon Abang, however, adjourned the matter till Feb. 22 for continuation.

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$1m Raw cash Found In GEJ CDS, Badeh's N1b Abuja Mansion, All SEIZED

A former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal, Alex Badeh (retd.), has permanently forfeited $1m to the Federal Government.

Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, while investigating the arms scam under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, searched Badeh’s gigantic mansion situated on 6 Ogun River Crescent, Maitama, on March 6, 2016 and found $1m cash.

The house, which is worth about N1.1bn, was subsequently seized by the EFCC while the cash was confiscated as evidence against the ex-Defence chief in court.

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Badeh had denied ownership of the mansion and its contents.

However, a presidency hinted Punch that, “In March, the EFCC searched the house in the presence of neighbours and other witnesses and found $1m in cash.

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Ibrahim Babangida, EFCC, Police Officers, 6 Others Arrested Over Attempted Breaking And Stealing From Alex Badeh's Seized House

A man  identified as Ibrahim Babangida conspired with a driver of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Nasiru Isa and seven to attempt breaking into a seized property linked to former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh.

Others members of the syndicate are;  mobile police officer, Corporal Aliyu Ismaila, Abubakar Jibrin, Abdulsalam Ado, Reuben Dauda, Hassan Aliyu, Sani Yusuf and Murtala Mohammed. All of the accused have been arrested by the EFCC officials, News Diary reported

The driver, who joined the Commission about 18 months ago, is a member of a criminal syndicate that attempted to break into a sealed property by the EFCC, with the intent of carting away goods suspected to be proceeds of money laundering. 

Located in the choice area of Garki, Abuja, the property is currently under investigation by the agency, and became a subject of interest, in the aftermath of findings into the N3.9 billion fraud case involving a former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd). The property was also linked to the wife of the former CDS.

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According to News Diary, investigations by EFCC operatives revealed that shortly after the property was sealed, some individuals moved about 12 bags believed to contain items linked to money laundering offence, into the property.

On August 30, 2016 operatives of the EFCC as part of monitoring activities on the sealed property, had gone to site to execute a search. However, members of the syndicate took to their heels on sighting the operatives of the anti-graft agency. A carpenter, Yakubu Muhammad, who was hired by the syndicate was left behind and was subsequently arrested by the operatives.

The carpenter, who has been cooperating with operatives, confessed that he was not in the know of the illicit activity, as he was only brought in by the syndicate to assist with the use of his carpentry tools to break into the property.

Investigations revealed that one of those in the know about the goods was the brain behind the scheming to steal them. The syndicate decided they would need to subdue the security man at the property, which would mean they would need to involve security personnel in the syndicate.

Subsequently, Isa was contacted. To further beef up the security aspect of the crime, he also contacted his friend, Ismaila, who came for the “operation” fully armed. In perpetrating the crime, Dauda had posed to be a senior staff with the EFCC, while Jibrin posed as an Intelligence Police officer in the office of the Inspector General’s office.

However, nemesis caught up with them on August 30, 2016 when they were caught in the act of breaking into the property, having successfully overpowered the security guard at the entrance of the property.

They would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.

#DasukiGate: How Badeh bought Fayose’s land for N650m – Witness

A contractor, Mr. Mustapha Yerima, Monday, narrated before the Federal High Court in Abuja, how the former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, paid his firm, Rytebuilders Technologies Limited, N1.2billion to construct a multipurpose shopping mall for him in Abuja.

Badeh is facing trial over allegation that he diverted over N3.9bn from accounts of the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, within 2013.

He is answering to a 10-count criminal charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against him.

At the resumed hearing Monday, Yerima, who testified as the fourth prosecution witness, PW-4, told the court that Badeh paid N650million to acquire the land where the mall was constructed.

He said that the land situate at plot 1386, Oda Crescent, Cadastral Zone, A07, close to Aminu Kano Crescent in Wuse II, Abuja, was originally registered in the name of one Ayodele Fayose.

Though Yarima, who is the Managing Director of Rytebuilders Technologies Limited, did not clarify if the Fayose he made reference to is the current Governor of Ekiti State, he however told the court that at the point negotiation was to commence on land, it was discovered that the ownership had been transferred to one Mr. Tony who he said was the owner of Hytechs Furniture.

The witness told the court that it was a former Director of Finance and Account at the NAF, Air Commodore Abdullahi Yushau, retd, who had earlier testified as the PW-1 in the matter, that helped Badeh to facilitate the purchase of the land.

Narrating how the land was eventually bought, the witness said upon realizing that Fayose had transferred ownership to ‘Mr. Tony’ whose surname he could not remember, he said they immediately sought for his contact.

He said they eventually got Mr. Tony, who also revealed that the land had been sold to a third party, one Casagro Investment Limited.

“We got back to Yushua to inform him. Because there were other agents involved, we got to find out where Casagro Investment is based. Yushua then directed us to go and negotiate with Casagro Investment Ltd. When we got to the firm, it named the price as N650m.

“After then we got back to Yushua and told him the price and he said he would get back to us. He later called us and gave us N650m in dollar equivalent because Casagro insisted on cash payment.

“We took the money to his office; he confirmed and gave us all the original documents of the land. Again we called Yushau and asked him on whose name should the documents be registered, namely the Deed of Assignment and the Power of Attorney.

“Yushua told me that we should prepare the documents in our company’s name, which he said we would later transfer to another company after we might have discussed with his boss in person of Air Marshal Badeh.

“We did exactly as he said because at that time our interest was to construct the mall. We handed over the original documents to Yushua.

“After that, he called us one day again that they are ready to start construction of the mall. He gave us a sketch of the building and said we should provide him with provisional estimate of what the construction of the mall would cost.

“We gave him the estimate of N1.3billion. Then Yushua complained and said he would get to his boss, Air Marshal Badeh and that whatever he decides he would get back to us.

“He called me after two seeks to give me architectural drawing and compete bill of contract. That was when he gave me a bill of N1.2bn.

“I remember at one stage we calculated about N480m as mobilization. He then gave us about N340m in dollar equivalent.

“Then we stated constructing the mall, at each stage we provided him with site progress pictures which he said he would be submitting to his boss, Air Marshal Badeh, so that he would appreciate the progress of the work.

“While we were constructing the project, one day, Air Commodore Yushua called us for a meeting and said that henceforth, our payment would be coming from the Nigerian Air Force. He then introduced me to one Air Commodore Sini who happened to be the Camp Finance Officer, CFO, at that time. He happened to be in charge of payment. Afterwards Sini started processing our payments from

“We were paid a total of N860m or N880m from the NAF account. As soon as we were about to exhaust the payment made to us at that time, we realized there were a couple of things that were not part of the bill of payment we earlier submitted.

“We quickly raised an alert and also submitted a review because some items, their prices had gone up or as a result of exchange rate on some of the items we imported. Then the job began to slow down. By then we had come to the finishing stage.

Dasukigate: How Badeh Diverted N3.7b For Own Use; Police Ambusg Metuh In Court

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) continued its evidence against former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Marshal Alex Badeh, with revelations of how he allegedly authorised transfer of funds which were later diverted for his personal use.

This was the testimony of former director of finance of Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Abdullahi Yushau,  yesterday, during a cross-examination by Badeh’s lawyer.

Yushau told the Court that “no money goes out of the accounts of Nigerian Airforce without the authorisation of the Chief of Air Staff.

“When documents of transactions are sent to the Chief of Air Staff, he usually authorised them.”

He further told the court that “the balance of the salaries and allowances of personnel of the Nigerian Air force was used for the servicing of the office of the Chief of Air Staff.”

The retired director of finance had earlier told the court that money meant for personnel allowances and salaries were converted into dollars and he, personally, delivered the money to Badeh in his then official residence inside Niger Barracks.

“What is remaining is about N1.6billion or  N1.7billion, out of which, the sum of N558,200,000 was taken to Badeh’s official residence at the Niger barracks in Abuja.”

The witness also said the N558,200,000 was under the “control of Badeh, which he  gave approval for it to be exchanged into US dollars and taken to his official residence.”

Meanwhile, Justice Okon Abang adjourned the matter till April 8 for cross-examination of witness.

Police ambush Metuh in Court

Drama, however, trailed hearing of Chief Olisa Metuh’s suit. Apparently acting in anticipation that Justice Abang would disqualify himself from Metuh’s trial, having alleged, last week, that he and the judge were former classmates, armed policemen laid ambush at the court.

Subsequently, Metuh asked the judge to disqualify himself from the suit.

Had the judge done so, Metuh would have become vulnerable for arrest to be charged before another judge. But, that was not to be as the court, after listening to submissions from counsels to both parties on Metuh’s application praying  the Judge to disqualify himself, ruling was reserved till April 8. After the matter was adjourned, the policemen dispersed from the complex of the court.

Metuh had also filed an application for stay of proceedings pending the decision of the Court of Appeal.

He had, on March 16, through one of his Counsels, Emeka Etiaba (SAN), petitioned the Honourable Chief Judge of Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, urging him to transfer the case to another Judge for fear that he might not get justice from Justice Abang’s Court.

In a related development, Borno Elders’ Forum (BEF), in statement, opined that those who benefited from the “sharing” of money meant for arms purchase, to fight insurgency in the North-East, are forces behind Boko Haram.

Spokesperson of the forum, Ambassador Usman Gaji Galtimari, yesterday, said since the Boko Haram uprising from 2009 to date, they have been speaking out at every critical stage of the crisis, and ways of addressing very critical security and social issues.

In a signed statement the group said: “The people who sponsored Boko Haram or those who deliberately turned away from their official responsibilities on security issues, or those who looted the funds meant for the prosecution of the war against Boko Haram, and those who spoke or continue to speak in their favour are all one and the same.

“They all, individually and collectively aided and sponsored the Boko Haram insurgency. They colluded to ensure the death of our brave soldiers, innocent people and the near total destruction of our society. “Nigerians should stand by us and collectively assist to bring those responsible to book.

“It does not speak well of any Nigerian, for whatever reason, to fight or criticize the President of Nigeria or calling our anti–corruption agencies names, when they simply want to make offenders pay for the crimes most of them had confessed to have committed”.

“Much has been said about sponsors of Boko Haram.

“With the horrifying revelations about the ‘Arms Deal’, it is no longer necessary to continue delaying the search for the real sponsors of Boko Haram.”

Source: The Sun Newspaper

Badeh Bought N670m Houses For Son, I Helped Him Convert N558m Staff Salaries To Dollar - Witness

Alex Badeh

Salisu Abdullahi, a retired air commodore and former director of finance of the Nigeria air force, on Wednesday said Alex Badeh, instructed him to buy houses for two of his sons in an highbrow area of Abuja, while he was chief of air staff.

Abdullahi, a prosecution witness in the trial of Badeh, told Justice Okon Abang of the federal high court, Abuja, that the former defence chief instructed him to look for choice property for his first son, Alex Badeh jr, because he wanted him to own a house.

The witness claimed that Badeh bought a house at Wuse 2 at N260m for his first son, renovated it with N60m and furnished it with N90m. He also said that when Badeh’s second son turned down a house worth N340m, a second house had to be bought for N330m.

“My chief also told me he wanted his second son, Kam, to own a house. The name of the owner of house is Isiaka Rabiu,” he narrated to the court.

“I told him the price of the house was about N340m. He directed me to pay. I paid the dollar equivalent of the money to Rabiu. The money was from the normal amount I take to my chief monthly.

“When Kam saw the house, he didn’t like it. When my chief saw it, he said we should look for another one.

“One evening, I was sitting in my house. One Honourable Bature called and requested me to see him. He was then living at Kumasi crescent at Wuse 2. When I saw him, he told me he wanted to sell his house. He was building another house somewhere.

“He requested me to find someone who can buy the house. I told my chief and he said he wouldn’t like Honourable Bature to know that he was the one buying.

“I told him we could use Barrister Useni Umar. I told Useni that my chief would like to buy a house, but he wouldn’t want the buyer to know he is the one buying.

“I took Useni to Honourable Bature as an agent. After two days, the barrister told me he had concluded negotiation with Bature and that he had agreed to sell the house for N330m.

“My chief directed that I should pay for the house. I took the equivalent of N330m in dollars, which was deducted from his (Badeh’s) own money, and effected the payment.

“I collected the title documents for the house and handed them over to my chief.”

The same witness, Salisu Abdullahi, told the court that while he served as director of finance and account of the Nigeria Air Force from October 2010 to December 2013, Badeh every month instructed him to convert N558 million from the Airforce monthly salary, into dollars and then take it to his home.

According to TheCable, Salisu said the monthly salary for the Airforce at the time was N4 billion with N558 million earmarked for the general administration of the chief of staff’s office monthly.

“We receive about N4bn monthly for the payment of salaries. Our total wage bill, when I was finance director, was above N2bn. The balance of the money for personnel emolument was about N1.7bn‎. The sum of N558m was earmarked for the general administration of the chief of staff’s office monthly. The balance is proposed for disbursement to the units. In most cases the chief of air staff directs that the amount be exchange into US dollars and taken to the headquarters Nigeria air force camp‎. When this money is exchanged it is brought to me, and I take this money to the chief air staff at home- his official residence at Niger Barracks. 

As military officers we don’t request for any acknowledgment. In some cases, I do tell the finance officer to meet me at air house at Niger barracks with the money so that he can see when I hand over the money to the chief of air staff. The instruction to convert the money to dollar was not in writing. The chief of air gives many instructions that are not in writing. The instructions in writing are those requests forwarded to his office from the branches. When I came I met N120m earmarked for the office of the director of finance. 

It was part of the balance of personal emolument released monthly. But I rejected it. I asked that the money place under the control of the chief of staff for tours and visits, and other sundry issues.”he said

TheCable

Kuje Prison Inmates Jubilates As Badeh Joins Them, Rejects Foods

ALEX BADEH

Jubilations among inmates of Kuje prison, Abuja as ex-Chief of Defense Staff, Alex Badeh was taken back to the prison, Punch Newspaper reported.

The prisoners were said to be amazed to see 'almighty' Badeh, a former military chief barely one year after his popularity soared nationwide.

According to Punch Newspaper, the former CDS rejected food from the prison and opted to feed himself pending the time he would perfect his bail conditions.

It was learnt that Badeh was keeping a low profile in prison custody. A source said on getting to prison, his bio-data and other important details were taken before he was escorted to the prison officer’s office and allocated a cell.

He was said to have opted to feed himself, an indulgence that is granted all awaiting trial inmates.

“An inmate can reject prison food and sign for self-feeding, meaning he would provide his own food, his family members and friends can bring food for him daily, subject to the approval of the prison authorities,” an official who spoke on condition of anonymity said.

It was learnt that Badeh’s rejection of the prison food may not be unconnected with the poor quality of the food served inmates in Nigerian prisons.

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Prisons Service, Peter Ezenwa amazed the nation last month when he said that a paltry sum of N222.30k was budgeted by the service to feed each inmate per day.

Ezenwa who stated this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Interior to defend the Prison Service’s 2016 budget warned of a possible revolt if things continued this way.

He stated that the service  made a proposal of N10.6 billion for the feeding allowance of 65,000 inmates, but that the Federal Government slashed it to N5.2 billion.

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, Senator Usman Nafada however contended that each inmate was being fed on N130 per day.

“N200 per inmate per day is unacceptable. If you look at it, you are actually feeding each inmate with N130 per day. When you remove Value Added Tax, contractors’ profit and other corporate services, the N200 comes to about N130 to feed one inmate in a day. It is inhuman to feed a human being with N130 per day. What can anybody use N130 to buy? With N130, no inmate can come out of the prison better,” he said.

The NPS Public Relations Officer, Francis Enobore, could not be reached for comments on how Badeh is taking prison life, as he did not respond to telephone calls and an SMS sent to him.

Badeh was remanded in prison custody on March 7 by Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, following his arraignment along with a company, Iyalikam Nigeria Limited, on 10 counts of money laundering.

The judge had last Thursday granted Badeh bail in the sum of N2bn, which is to be guaranteed by two sureties in the sum of N1bn each.

Among other bail conditions imposed on Badeh, the judge ordered the ex-CDS to deposit both his blue and green passports with the court throughout the period of his trial.

Meanwhile, a lawyer to the former CDS, Mr. Samuel Zibiri (SAN), told SUNDAY PUNCH on Saturday that the two sureties the court mandated his client to produce had been secured and their details as well as the Certificates of Occupancy for their respective landed assets had been forwarded to the Chief Registrar for verification.

He said the ex-CDS should be out of prison by Monday.

Badeh Breaks Silence On Alleged $1m Found In His Abuja House

The Embattled former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, has denied claims by EFCC that $1 million was found hidden in his Abuja home. 

An EFCC source According to Punch Newspaper culled by News Punch yesterday claimed that the anti-graft agency found the sum $1 million cash during a search at Badeh's home at Number 6, Ogun River Street, Maitama‎ Auja. 

But in a statement issued on behalf of Badeh by his counsel, Samuel Zibri, refuted the claim, thereby challenging the EFCC to provide a proof to substantiate their claim.

The statement reads:

Our attention has been drawn to the publication by Punch Newspaper of March 7th 2016 to the effect that the sum of $1,000,000(One Million US Dollars) cash was recovered in the house of Air Chief Marshal A.S Badeh(Rtd). The said publication is not only malicious but wicked. It is totally false and smacks of media campaign of calumny against the person of Air Marshal Alex. A Badeh(Rtd) The ten (10) count charge against our client along with the proof of evidence in the Federal High Court are public documents and can be accessed by the general public.

There is no such allegation and we challenge the faceless EFCC official to substantiate his claim. The Trial has commenced and as a law abiding citizen our client will defend himself in accordance with the law

Samuel O. Zibri, SAN,

Counsel to Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh

SHOCKER: $1m Raw Cash Recovered At Badeh's N1.1b Worth House In Abuja By EFCC

A whopping sum of $1 has reportedly recovered from an Abuja home of the embattled ex-Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh, by the men of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, the EFCC, report according to Punch Newspaper suggests.

According to Punch Newspaper, the money was recovered after detectives searched a mansion located at 6, Ogun River Street, Maitama, Abuja.

Punch said a detective at the EFCC, who did not want his name in print, said, “We have seized several properties belonging to Badeh. A few days ago, we returned to the mansion located at 6, Ogun River Street, Maitama.

“In the presence of several witnesses, including neighbours, we searched the house and recovered $1m in cash. The money has been lodged as evidence.”

When our correspondent visited the mansion on Sunday, the EFCC seal was seen on the gate, with the warning, ‘EFCC, Keep off!” written all over the fence.

The property, which is said to be worth over N1.1bn, is one of the five properties seized from the ex-defence chief.

Some of the properties were said to have been purchased, renovated and furnished for a son of the former CDS, Alex Badeh (Jnr.).

Badeh also allegedly bought a commercial plot of land at Plot 1386, Oda Crescent, Cadastral Zone A07, Wuse II, Abuja for N650m.

They were said to have paid N878m for the construction of a shopping mall at Plot 1386, Oda Crescent, Cadastral Zone A07, Wuse II, Abuja, and another sum of N304m to complete the construction.

The anti-graft agency also accused them of paying N260m to purchase a duplex at No. 19 Kumasi Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja, for Badeh’s son.

The sum of N60m was said to have been paid for the renovation of the property and another N90m to furnish the property.

The retired Air Force officer also allegedly paid N330m to one Honourable Bature to purchase a duplex at No. 14 Adzope Crescent, Off Kumasi Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja.

They were also accused of paying N240m to Rabiu Isyaku Rabiu to buy a semi-detached duplex at No. 8A Embu Street, by Sigma Apartment, Wuse II, Abuja.

They also allegedly renovated a private property at No. 2, Nelson Mandela Street, Asokoro, Abuja, with N62m.

In the charges, signed by EFCC’s Deputy Director, Legal and Prosecution Department, Aliyu Yusuf, the anti-graft agency alleged that Badeh removed the sum of N3.9bn from the accounts of the Nigerian Air Force.

But Badeh had, last week, denied ownership of the properties seized by the anti-graft agency.

Badeh, who has remained in the EFCC custody since February 8, has been charged along with a firm, Iyalikam Nigeria Limited, before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja.

He is set to appear in court on Monday (today).

EXPOSED: How Ex-CDS Badeh Stole N4b To Buy Mansion, Mall - EFCC Tells Court

The Nigerian anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC disclosed yesterday that the embattled ex-Chief of Defence Staff, (CDS), Air Marshal Alex Badeh allegedly diverted a sum of N4 billion from the account of the Nigerian Airforce to procure private properties in different cities in the nation.

The EFCC had filed a 10-count criminal charge bothering on diversion of funds, among others. There are strong indications that the Federal Government will today arraign Badeh before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.

Twenty witnesses have been lined up to testify against him in court. A source close to the court, who prefers anonymity, said that Badeh will be arraigned before Justice Okon Abang. In the charge, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/46/2016 and signed by the Deputy Director of Legal and Prosecution Department at the EFCC, Mr. Aliyu M. Yusuf, Iyilikam Nigeria Limited was joined as second defendant.

The anti-graft agency had alleged in the charge that Badeh, while being the Chief of Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force and Iyilikam Nigeria Limited, between January and December 2013, used dollar equivalent of the sum of N1,100,000,000.00 removed from the accounts of NAF to purchase a mansion situated at No. 6, Ogun River Street, Off Danube Street, Maitama, Abuja. It further alleged that Badeh ought to have known that the said funds formed part of the proceeds of unlawful activity.

The offence is contrary to section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under section 15(3) of the same Act. Badeh and his company were also accused of removing from the accounts of the NAF, and did use dollar equivalent of N650 million to purchase a commercial plot at plot 1386, Oda crescent Cadastral zone A07 Wuse ll Abuja.

The offence, the EFCC said, is contrary to Section 15 (2) (d) of money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act. More so, the EFCC alleged that the accused did use N260 million dollar equivalent removed from the NAF accounts and paid to one Oluwatoyin Oke through Platinum Universal Project and Construction to purchase for his son, Alex Badeh (jnr), a duplex at No 19 Kumasi Crescent, Wuse, Abuja.

The prosecution had also listed about 20 witnesses it is presenting in the course of the trial. The witnesses include individuals, investigative officers of the EFCC, Air Force personnel, Representative of the Office of the National Security Adviser ONSA. Others are representatives of three banks.

The charge against Badeh reads:

*That you, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh (whilst being the Chief of Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force) and Iyalikam Nigeria Limited between January and December, 2013 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did use dollar equivalent of the sum of N1,100,000,000 removed from the accounts of the Nigerian Air Force to purchase for yourselves a mansion situate at No. 6, Ogun River Street, Off Danube Street, Maitama, Abuja, when you reasonably ought to have known that the said funds formed part of the proceed of unlawful activity.

*That you, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh (whilst being the Chief of Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force) and Iyalikam Nigeria Limited between January and December, 2013 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did use dollar equivalent of the sum of N650,000,000 removed from the accounts of the Nigerian Air Force to purchase for yourselves a commercial plot of land situate at Plot 1386, Oda Crescent Cadastral Zone A07, Wuse II, Abuja.

*That you, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh (whilst being the Chief of Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force) and Iyalikam Nigeria Limited between 28th March and 5th December, 2013 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did use an aggregate sum of N878,362,732.94 removed from the accounts of the NAF and paid into the account of Rytebuiilders Technologies Limited with Zenith Bank Plc. for the construction of a shopping mall situate at Plot 1386, Oda Crescent Cadastral Zone A07, Wuse II, Abuja for yourself.

*That you, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh (whilst being the Chief of Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force) and Iyalikam Nigeria Limited between January and December, 2013 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did use dollar equivalent of the sum of N304,000,000 removed from the accounts of the NAF and paid into Rytebuilders Technologies Limited to complete the construction for yourselves a shopping mall situate at Plot 1386, Oda Crescent Cadastral Zone A07, Wuse II, Abuja.

*That you Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh (whilst being the Chief of Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force), Alex Badeh Jnr. (at large) and Iyalikam Nigeria Limited between January and December, 2013 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did use dollar equivalent of the sum of N260,000,000 removed from the accounts of NAF and paid to Oluwatoyin Oke through Platinum Universal Project and Construction to purchase for Alex Badeh Jnr. (the son of Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh) a duplex situate at No. 19, Kumasi Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja.

*That you Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh (whilst being the Chief of Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force), Alex Badeh Jnr. (at large) and Iyalikam Nigeria Limited between January and December, 2013 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did use dollar equivalent of the sum of N60 million removed from the accounts of NAF and paid to Kabiru Sallau/Platinum Universal Project and Construction to renovate for Alex Badeh Jnr. (the son of Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh) a duplex situate at No. 19, Kumasi Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja.

*That you Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh (whilst being the Chief of Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force), Alex Badeh Jnr. (at large) and Iyalikam Nigeria Limited between January and December, 2013 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did use the sum of N90 million removed from the accounts of NAF and paid to Platinum Universal Project and Construction to furnish for Alex Badeh Jnr. (the son of Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh) a duplex situate at No. 19, Kumasi Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja.

*That you Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh (whilst being the Chief of Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force) and Iyalikam Nigeria Limited between January and December, 2013 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did use the sum of $2,000,000 equivalent of the sum of N330,000,000 removed from the accounts of NAF and paid to Honourable Bature to purchase for your selves a Duplex situate at No. 14, Adzope Crescent, Off Kumasi Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja.

*That you Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh (whilst being the Chief of Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force) and Iyalikam Nigeria Limited between January and December, 2013 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did use dollar equivalent of the sum of N240,000,000 removed from the accounts of NAF and paid to Rabiu Isyaku Rabiu to purchase for yourselves a semi-detached duplex situate at No. 8A, Embu Street, by Sigma Apartment Wuse II, Abuja.

*That you Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh (whilst being the Chief of Defence Staff) and Alex Badeh Jnr. (at large) sometime in April, 2014 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did use dollar equivalent of the sum of N62 million removed from the accounts of NAF and paid to Kabiru Sallau/Platinum Universal Projects to renovate a private property situate at No. 2, Nelson Mandela Street, Asokoro, Abuja.