Air marshal alex badeh biography of michael

Other projects initiated by Badeh as chief of defence staff includes the armed forces DNA laboratory, which has allowed for easy identification of casualties of war, as well as the defence space agency. He was first arraigned in on a count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust, abuse of office and money laundering to the tune of N3.

President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC to probe him on the recommendation of the committee established to audit the procurement of arms and equipment in the armed forces from to Read the alleged offences here. During his trial, one of the prosecution witnesses had claimed that Badeh bought a Nm house at Wuse 2 for his first son, renovated it with N60m and furnished it with N90m.

Badeh faced public criticism in when he said it was impossible for any Nigerian soldier to claim that he is inadequately equipped. We have buses that bring troops to work every day and take them back home. If someone with school certificate joins the army, by the time he is five years in the service, his salary has doubled that of a graduate.

Why do you think Nigeria is doing that for us? You want APC, you want tanks? The basic weapon of an infantryman is riffle, so why should there be mutiny? Why should you accuse your commander of leading you into an ambush? No commander will do that deliberately. Badeh denied involvement in any misconduct. In October Boko Haram fighters briefly occupied Vimtim the hometown of Badeh and in so doing taking lives and destroying properties.

The terrorists also burnt down Badeh's house and the hospital he built for the community. It was widely reported in the media that the Defence Chief sent a helicopter to evacuate his parents before the attack even though records show that he actually lost his father in the 70's and his mother in Air Chief Marshal Badeh retired in July In line with Military tradition a Pulling-Out parade was held at the Mogadishu cantonment Abuja where Air Chief Marshal Badeh gave his valedictory speech before proceeding to his home state.

Badeh was assassinated in an ambush along the Keffi — Abuja expressway on the evening of the 18th of December Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item.

Air marshal alex badeh biography of michael

Air Chief Marshal. Early life and education [ edit ]. Military career [ edit ]. Training [ edit ]. Chief of Air Staff October — April [ edit ]. Chief of Defence Staff April — July [ edit ]. Personal life [ edit ]. Legal issues [ edit ]. Terrorist attack in Vimtim [ edit ]. In the early morning of Thursday April 10,, I was ushered into his official quarters at Niger Barracks, Abuja and over a breakfast which consisted of a motley of incongruous helpings like akara, boiled plantain, pap, yam and garnished stew which lasted 15 minutes, we agreed on the operational terms for the work.

From then on, everything moved with the speed of light. He left me with an Air Commodore to draft and perfect the Agreement. I would later learn that in his official duties, he was curt but courteous. He loved being prepared and took decisions quickly. He had a first class brain and he knew it and was very comfortable with figures. To cut a long story short, the book was ready to his satisfaction exactly one year after and launched on Friday, May 22, at the NAF Conference Centre and Suites, Abuja.

By this time so many things have changed. Muhammadu Buhari had become the President- elect, Jonathan had become a subdued lame-duck President and the Service Chiefs were not as sure-footed as they were a couple of months back but they, like Badeh remained at their posts for a little while more. While the schism within the military top hierarchy was all too clear at the time, what was not so clear was the general direction of the command structure.

My duty as his biographer availed me the privilege of orbiting around his close circle of friends and confidants and I could feel the palpable tension which even his famed ebullience and swagger could not douse. The book provided Badeh a rare opportunity to tell the world his own side of the story on the rampant insecurity that pervaded the land particularly in the North East.

There was no doubt that he was boiling inside and had a story to tell.