Confession: How I helped Badeh divert N558.2m monthly – NAF cashier

A cashier at the Nigerian Air Force headquarters, Emmanuel Abu, on Wednesday narrated to a Federal High Court in Abuja, the role he played in the alleged monthly diversion of N558.2m from NAF accounts by an ex-Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd).

Abu, who was testifying as the second prosecution witness in Badeh’s ongoing trial, said he routinely converted the N558.2m to dollars which the prosecution alleged was being handed over to the former Air Force chief monthly.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is prosecuting Badeh alongside a firm, Iyalikam Nigeria Limited, on 10 counts of money laundering bordering on alleged fraudulent removal of about N3.97bn from the Nigerian Air Force’s account.

Security Meeting: Why Boko Haram May Not Release the Abducted Over 100 Students of Borno Girls' School

The National Security Council on Thursday gave strict marching order to the Nigerian Army to rescue the Boko Haram abducted girls from Government Girls' School in Borno state.

However, as military plans to rescue them intensifies, all indications shown that the dreaded Islamist sect is strangely desperate to use the over 100 students of Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State it abducted last week as human shield. The military operation is being co-ordinated by the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, who has been shuttling between Abuja and Maiduguri in the last one week.

Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen Aliyu Gusau says he is satisfy with current fight against insurgency

Nigerian Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen Aliyu Gusau (rtd) has said the current military operation in the north east in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency is going on well and government is ready to provide whatever it takes for the Armed Forces to bring this fight to an end. Defense  minister stated this yesterday during his maiden visit to the Defence Headquarters in Abuja.