The former chief of defence staff, Air Chief
Marshal Alex Badeh, and 17 others are being
investigated by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC) over their
involvement in the arms scandal.
Top military officers under investigation for the
$2.1 billion arms deal scam have been detained
at a facility in a barracks in Abuja.


The affected officers have also been stripped of
their command positions irrespective of their
status, whether guilty or not, a source told The
Nation yesterday, March 1.
Some of those serving military officers who
have lost their command positions include AVM
A. M. Mamu, the chief of administration; AVM
R.A. Ojuawo, the air officer, Tactical Air
Command, Makurdi; AVM J.B. Adigun, the chief
of accounts and budgeting in the NAF); AVM T
Omenyi, MD, NAF Holdings; and Col. N. Ashinze,
the designated military attache to the Nigerian
Embassy in Germany.
Their replacements are: AVM A.A. Jekenu, the
chief of administration; AVM B. G. Saidu, the
chief of policy and plans (DHQ); AVM E.A. Anebi,
the director of production, Defence
Headquarters; AVM E.E. Agwungwu, the acting
AOC, Tactical Air Command; Air Commodore
Clement Ogbeche, the chief of accounts and
budget; and AVM Lawal Alao, the managing
director of NAF Holding Company (NAFHC).
Last night, a military source told The Nation
that: “ All the serving military officers have lost
their command positions. In fact, irrespective of
their status (whether guilty or not), fairness
demands that they should step aside until their
trial is concluded.
He said it is a standard military practice which
has to be adhered to, noting that there is no
way the officers can still be holding these
sensitive military positions while under
investigation.
However, it is not certain whether the officers
will be tried at a civil or military tribunal.
An EFCC source said “I think the weight of their
offences and the sensitive nature of infractions
will determine whether or not they will be
arraigned before the military tribunal or a civil
court.
“For instance, one of the suspects is from the
Intelligence Unit. It will be challenging
subjecting such an officer to an open trial in a
law court.”
A former chief of defence staff, Air Chief
Marshal Alex Badeh, and 17 others are already
under investigation by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over their
involvement in the scandal.
The list includes 11 military officers and two
former chiefs of air staff, Air Marshals M.D.
Umar and A.N. Amosu (retd.).
Meanwhile, Alex Badeh, on Monday, February
29, asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja
to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) to release him on health
grounds.
Badeh’s request was contained in a bail
application filed by his legal team led by Chief
J.K. Gadzama (SAN) and Samuel Zibiri (SAN).


SOURCE:- https://www.naij.com/749597-2-1b-arms-deal-presidency-moves-top-military-officers.html

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