EFCC’s witness tells court how Badeh converted N558 Million of Airforce officers’ salaries to dollars
The trial of the former Chief of Defence
Staff, Alex Badeh resume on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja with the
cross-examination of the first prosecution witness, Abdullahi Yushau.
Yushau had, while testifying, told the court how he assisted Badeh to convert N558m from funds meant for the Nigerian Air Force into dollars and subsequently delivered it to the former military chief in his then official residence at Niger barracks Abuja.
Yushau had, while testifying, told the court how he assisted Badeh to convert N558m from funds meant for the Nigerian Air Force into dollars and subsequently delivered it to the former military chief in his then official residence at Niger barracks Abuja.
At the resumed
hearing today, Yushau told the court that Badeh ordered the posting of a junior
officer to him, Captain Sini, whose job was to personally change the money into
dollars as he only directs.
He added that Sini usually brought the
dollar equivalent to him for onward transfer to Badeh.
Yushau said,
“Badeh ordered the posting of Group Captain Sini to me, to personally handle
the changing of over N558m into dollars.
“When Sini
converts the money into dollars, he brings the money to me and I personally
take the dollar equivalent to Badeh in his house.”
“My Command
Finance Officers has all the records of all the money I gave to Badeh.”
“While I was in
custody of the EFCC, my finance officers were also invited and they gave the
records of all the properties procured for Badeh.
Meanwhile, Justice
Okon Abang adjourned the matter till April 19 for further cross-examination of
the prosecution witness and continuation of trial.
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