Alex Badeh, Late Chief Of Defence Staff
Alex Badeh, Late Chief Of Defence Staff

The late Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh has six properties to the Federal Government and $1 million recovered from No.6 Ogun River Street, Maitama, Abuja, through a plea bargain agreement entered with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

This followed a judgment delivered by Justice Okon Abang at the Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday in a further amended charge brought by the EFCC where Badeh’s company was made the defendant following his demise.

The judge held that in view of the plea bargain agreement , the defendant was guilty as charged.

The judge further ordered that in view of the fact that the first defendant,Badeh was reported dead, all processes against him were hereby terminated.

Until his death, Badeh was standing trial on charges of alleged abuse of office, money laundering and converting public money to personal use to the tune N3.9 billion.

The diverted money was said to have been meant for arms purchase in the face of worsening destructions by Boko Haram terrorists

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