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.
Credit: PremiumTimes
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