It has been revealed that the former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief
Marshal Alex Badeh met with Aisha, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari,
and the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, over his trial
for corruption three weeks before he was shot dead by unknown gunmen
along Abuja-Keffi Road on Tuesday.
Reportd learnt that Badeh, who
was facing trial for alleged fraud, criminal breach of trust and money
laundering, allegedly met with Aisha Buhari to seek her intervention in
his legal troubles which were reportedly taking an emotional and
financial toll on him.
A close associate of the deceased claimed that he confided in him that Mrs Buhari told Badeh that only Kyari could help him.
“Badeh
stated that Aisha Buhari then took him to Kyari, but the COS was
non-committal. He asked the ex-CDS to call him back, but he (Kyari) was
unreachable since the meeting which took place about three weeks ago,”
the source, a former paramilitary officer, said.
Meanwhile, there
are strong indications that the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission will not spare Badeh’s properties despite his passing.
An
EFCC official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, stated that the
anti-graft agency was determined to pursue the ongoing trial to a
conclusive end and recover all illegally acquired properties by the
deceased.
Acting spokesman for the EFCC, Tony Orilade, could not
be reached by our correspondent for his reaction to the issue as of the
time of filing this report on Friday.
The Senior Special
Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, could
not respond immediately. A text message sent to him was still being
awaited as of the time of filing this report.
Source:- Punchng
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