2012Eventinferred
Alex Sabundu Badeh
Air Chief Marshal and former Chief of Defence Staff (16 January 2014 – 13 July 2015) under President Jonathan; former Chief of Air Staff (October 2012 – January 2014).
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2012
Alex Sabundu Badeh
Air Chief Marshal and former Chief of Defence Staff (16 January 2014 – 13 July 2015) under President Jonathan; former Chief of Air Staff (October 2012 – January 2014).
What happened
Air Chief Marshal and former Chief of Defence Staff (16 January 2014 – 13 July 2015) under President Jonathan; former Chief of Air Staff (October 2012 – January 2014). Detained by EFCC operatives 8 February 2016; arraigned 7 March 2016 before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court Abuja on a 10-count charge of money laundering, criminal breach of trust and corruption involving ₦3.97bn allegedly removed from Air Force accounts. Pleaded not guilty; remanded at Kuje Maximum Prison pending bail. Shot dead by unknown gunmen on 18 December 2018 near his farm at Keffi-Abuja road while his trial was ongoing; killing has never been resolved. Status changed to 'dismissed' as terminal disposition since trial was abated by death without verdict; archive retains as a record.
Sources
- Premium Times — Court sends ex-Defence Chief, Alex Badeh, to prison (March 2016) · Premium Times — Court sends ex-Defence Chief, Alex Badeh, to prison (March 2016)
- Anadolu Agency — Nigerian ex-defence chief held in corruption probe · Anadolu Agency — Nigerian ex-defence chief held in corruption probe
- Corruption Tracker — Nigeria's Armsgate Scandal · Corruption Tracker — Nigeria's Armsgate Scandal
- Vanguard — Alleged N3.97bn fraud: Absence of prosecution counsel stalls Badeh's trial (July 2017) · Vanguard — Alleged N3.97bn fraud: Absence of prosecution counsel stalls Badeh's trial (July 2017)