Nigeria’s former chief of defence,
Alex Badeh is one those indicted in the $2.1 billion arms deal scam. Badeh was
today remanded at Kuje prison by a federal high court sitting in Abuja, the
nation’s capital
The former chief of defence staff,
Alex Badeh will be remanded in prison custody pending hearing on his bail
application, the court has ordered. Badeh was arraigned before Justice Okon
Abang of the Federal High Court on Monday, March 7 by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC). The defense counsel, Samuel Zibiri had earlier filed
a bail application which was denied by Abang last werk before arraignment.
In
his ruling, Abang said it was inappropriate for an accused person to file for
bail even before his arraignment. While Zibiri had also prayed the court to
remand his client in the EFCC custody, Abang ordered that Badeh before kept in
Kuje prison pending the hearing on his bail application. The judge futher
adjourned the matter to Thursday, March 10 for hearing on bail application. He
also fixed Monday, March 14 for commencement of trial on a day to day basis. Badeh came to court dressed in a light brown caftan made of silk material. He
was also wearing a dark sunglasses, but the sunglasses was removed once he
approached the courtroom The former defence chief is currently being detained
by the EFCC over his involvement in the widely distributed $2.1 billion arms
deal popularly known as the Dasukigate. He is also being investigated for
receiving $800,000 from his finance director during his tenure as the defence
chief. But denying all the allegations against him, Badeh also said that he is
being persecuted unjustly. The former defence chief in a statement said all
allegations against him are false.
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