Nigeria's ex-defence chief raided staff salary funds
Abuja (AFP) - Nigeria's former chief of defence staff bought
property including a $5.5 million mansion with air force money, passing off his
fraudulent withdrawals as staff salaries, a court heard Wednesday. Retired air chief marshal Alex Badeh is on trial at a
federal high court in Abuja, accused of diverting 3.97 billion naira ($19.8
million, 18 million euros) for his own use.
