Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in
Maitama, Abuja has adjourned till Monday, October 10, 2016, for the
continuation of trial in the prosecution of erstwhile Chief of Defense Staff,
Alex Badeh.
One of the offences for which Badeh is being prosecuted by
the EFCC alongside Iyalikam Nigeria Limited is for allegedly abusing his office
by using the dollar equivalent of the sum of N1.4billion (One Billion, One
Hundred Million Naira) removed from the accounts of the Nigerian Air Force to
purchase properties in choice areas of Abuja between January and December, 2013
- an offence which contravenes Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering
(Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 15(3) of the same
Act.
The trial will run concurrently for three days till
Wednesday, October 12, 2016.
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