Badeh in court today |
A federal high court sitting in Abuja, has ordered former Chief of
Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, to be remanded at the Kuje Maximum
Prison. He is to remain in custody pending the determination of his bail
application on March 10,
2016.
In his ruling on Monday morning, Justice Okon Abang struck out the
bail application filed by Mr. Badeh’s counsel, Samuel Zibiri, on the
grounds that it was filed ahead of his client’s (Mr. Badeh’s)
arraignment.Mr. Badeh was arraigned for alleged fraud, relating to the diversion of N3.9 billion meant for the purchase of arms for the Nigerian Army.
Other allegations against Badeh include alleged spending of NAF funds to build a shopping mall worth N878,362,732.94; another N650 million for the purchase of a commercial plot of land and $2 million on a duplex in Abuja.
Mr. Badeh was to be arraigned before Justice Abang on Thursday, March 3, but the case was shifted to March 7 owing to the absence of the judge.
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