Air
Marshal Alex Badeh
After
Air
Marshal Alex Badeh
After Death, Badeh’s Company is now on Court
Trial
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 go with regards to the trial,
following the death of Badeh on December 18, 2018.
At the resumed sitting, today, Samuel Zibiri, who held brief for
S.T. Ologunorisa, SAN, lead counsel for the company, informed the
court that the first defendant died intestate, and so it fell on
the second defendant to open the defence.
He then requested for a “very short” adjournment to enable
Iyalikam Nigeria Limited’s team to do the needful.
Prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, did not raise any
objections.
Justice Abang, thereafter adjourned for the company to open its
defence.
It will be recalled that the EFCC had closed its case against
the late Badeh and the company, on October 23, 2018 after calling
21 witnesses, thus necessitating the need for the defence to open
its case, before the unfortunate incident of his death.
Tony Orilade
Ag. Head, Media & Publicity