Plea Bargain: Late Chief Of Defence Staff Badeh Loses 6 Properties, 1 Million Dollars To FG - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 1, 2019
Thelate Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh has six properties to the FederalGovernment and $1 million recovered from No.6 Ogun River Street, Maitama,Abuja, through a plea bargain agreement entered with the Economic and FinancialCrimes Commission, EFCC.
Thisfollowed 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’scompany was made the defendant following his demise.
Thejudge held that in view of the plea bargain agreement , the defendant wasguilty as charged.
Thejudge further ordered that in view of the fact that the first defendant,Badehwas reported dead, all processes against him were hereby terminated.
Untilhis death, Badeh was standing trial on charges of alleged abuse of office,money laundering and converting public money to personal use to the tune N3.9billion.
Thediverted money was said to have been meant for arms purchase in the face ofworsening destructions by Boko Haram terrorists