A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered that former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh be remanded in Kuje Prison.
Justice Okon Abang gave the order in a ruling he made following Badeh's arraignment on a 10-count charge of criminal breach of trust and corruption by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CR/46/2016.
The former Defence Chief is accused among others, of diverting about N3.97 billion from the account of the Nigerian Air Force, NAF in 2013 while he was the Chief of Air Staff.
He is alleged to have lavished the funds on choice properties in highbrow areas of Abuja.
In one of the charges, Badeh is accused of expending about N400m to purchase, renovate and equip a duplex at No. 19 Kumasi Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja,for his son Alex Badeh Jr.
Badeh however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Having fixed March 10 for hearing, the judge ordered that the accused be remanded in Kuje Prison pending the determination of his bail application.
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