₦airaland Forum

March 23, 2016
A former director of finance and account for the Nigerian Air Force has narrated how former Chief of Air Staff, Alex Badeh, authorised his aide each month to convert over N558 million stolen government money to United States Dollars.
Salisu Abdullahi, a retired Air Commodore and former director of finance and account, told a court that the man who converted the money monthly was brought in solely for that purpose.
Mr. Badeh is facing trial at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on allegations of fraud.
Mr. Abdullahi, who is a witness, had told the court during his examination that Mr. Badeh personally received over N558 million monthly.
The money was balance after payment of monthly salaries to Air Force personnel.
“Out of the balance of N1.6 to N1.7 billion, the sum of N558 million was taken to Mr. Badeh’s personal residence at Niger Barracks after it is exchanged to dollar,” Mr. Abdullahi stated.
Mr. Abdullahi further stated during cross-examination that the officer in charge of the said conversion of Nigerian currency into US dollars for Mr. Badeh, identified simply as Group Captain Sini, was ordered to be brought to his (Mr. Abdullahi’s) office where Mr. Sini’s main responsibility was to convert the said sum, on a monthly basis.
The dollars were handed over Mr. Abdullahi who took it to his principal.

Mr. Abdullahi said the Deputy Director of Finance at the NAF Head Quarters was directly responsible for distribution of funds. He said merely made inputs.
“I was in charge of the Finances of the entire NAF, not my own office,” Mr. Abdullahi stated during cross examination.
Mr. Abdullahi had stated during his cross-examination that Mr. Badeh received the controversial monthly sum of N558 million without accounting for same.
According to Mr. Abdullahi, Mr. Badeh never confirmed in writing, the receipt of the controversial sum of N558 million which was taken to his (Mr. Badeh’s) residence personally by Mr. Abdullahi.
“The only instruction he gives in writing are those requests forwarded in writing from branches and units for approval”, he stated.
He also gave a list of landed properties allegedly bought by the fomer Chief of Air staff with funds alleged to have been fraudulently diverted while he was head of the NAF.
The case was adjourned till April 19 for continuation of trial.

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Outraged
God will punish Jonathan the thief of Otuoke
Netanyahu
God will also punish your god buhari for padding the 2016 budget, abi? You will run mad soon not outraged.
Ayinde
My friend why personalise and insult Jonathan , was there any where where it was mentioned that GEJ gave the go ahead to steal.
Paul Young
558 million a month? I believe this man stole but i dont know that i can believe he stole such amount on a monthly basis. He stole a total of 558 million makes more sense to me
Lukuti
The case of our leaders and greed will amaze any right thinking mind. If someone can hide 2 billion pension fund in his ceiling and was discovered and another could build a soakaway to hide stupendous amount of money, my brother, the rot in the system is unquantifiable. They race against one another in looting this country, they compete in displaying what they worth without working for it. They aspire to be ranked as rich African men, they target having private jets, mansions, several estates, drinking the most expensive wines and liquors and strive to have concubines in every country of the world. They are inhuman and devilish and can do anything to achieve their quest for riches.
soyo
You have spoken more than my mind. God bless your.
Ayinde
Guess you have not being following this story. Alex Badeh is just one of several Chief of Air staff, several of the Air Chiefs have been receiving the said amount on a regular basis before now and possibly the current Air Chief is receiving same. So the President and EFCC need to let us know what is the truth of the situation before now and now. It tell the whole Nation how easy and cheap it is for public funds to be squandered easily.
The worst part of the whole story is a similar scenario is possibly playing itself out in the Nigerian Army , Navy .Police and the DSS. know why these are structured Organisation where the norm is obedience without asking why. Hence staff benefits are denied them without baiting an eye lid.
Action Group
Bloody Barawos Bansa !!!
Dele I
The Military Pension Board (MPB) is an extension of the Nigerian Air Force. The Federal Government needs to urgently conduct an intensive audit of the MPB immediately.
ayobamiba
Why is it that even during Jonathan’s presidency who is not a northerner,it was still hsusa Fulani that made the most outrageous looting of Nigeria resources. Are these guys humans? .

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the entire staff of the army need to be overhaul throughly

They are indeed corrupt. serving themselves not the people.