Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

Alleged N3.9bn Fraud: Badeh’s Company to Open Defence Mar 4

Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed March 4, 2019 for the company of late Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, Iyalikam Nigeria Limited, to open its defence. Iyalikam Nigeria Limited was standing trial along with Badeh on an amended 14-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust, abuse of office and money laundering to the tune of N3.9 million. The trial judge had at the last sitting of January 16, 2019 fixed February 26, 2019 for the continuation of the case, giving time for the prosecution and the defence to decide on the direction that they would want the Court to g…