EFCC Presents 13 More Exhibits Against Alex Badeh

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court
sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Thursday, the 27th
day of October, 2016, admitted another thirteen
exhibits tendered before it by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the
ongoing trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff,
Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh (rtd).
Badeh is being prosecuted by the EFCC alongside
his company, Iyalikam Nigeria Limited, for
allegedly abusing his office by using the dollar
equivalent of the sum of N1.4 billion (One Billion,
Four Hundred Million Naira) removed from the
accounts of the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, to
purchase properties in choice areas of Abuja
between January and December, 2013.
The offence contravenes Section 15 (2) (d) of the
Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as
amended) and punishable under Section 15(3) of
the same Act.
Counsel to EFCC, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, led the
seventh prosecution witness, PW7, Oluwatoyin
Oke (a business woman); from whom the first
defendant (Badeh) allegedly bought a choice
property in the Wuse 2 area of Abuja in evidence.
The witness told the court that she used to own
and live in No. 19, Kumasi Crescent, Wuse 2 Abuja
also known as plot 456 Kumasi Crescent Wuse 2,
until 2013 when she sold it for N260million.
Oke stated that after putting the property up for
sale, she was contacted by one Abba Maidama
who informed her of an interested buyer.
Upon inspection of the property, Maidama further
informed her that his client was ready to
commence payment in three installments.
The PW7 told the Court that the first installment
she received was $550,000.00 (five hundred and
fifty thousand United States dollars) which was
paid into her account by the agent.
Upon receipt of the second and third installments
of the dollar equivalent of N260million, Oke
stated that she signed and handed over all the
original documents and title deeds of the
property, including a Power of attorney, Deed of
Assignment and Deed of Sale to Maidama.
Prosecuting counsel now asked the witness to
ascertain copies of the documents which were
shown to her in court; and she did. Thereafter,
the documents were tendered and marked as
exhibits D8 to D20 with no objection from lead
defense counsel, Akin Olujimi, SAN.
Olujimi was called upon to cross-examine the
witness to which he declined. Justice Okon Abang,
thereafter, adjourned to the November 2 and 3,
2016 for continuation of trial.