BREAKING:Former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh granted N2bn bail

Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh has been granted bail by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, March 10.Badeh is on trial for a 10-count charge ‎of‎ criminal breach of trust and corruption to the tune of N3.9bn- charges to which he has pleaded not guilty.

Following proceedings in court, Justice Okon Abang granted Badeh bail in the total amount of N2 billion as well as two sureties in the sum of N1 billion each who must live in Abuja.While delivering his ruling on Thursday, the presiding judge noted that the Badeh’s alleged offence is a bailable one and could therefore not grant the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s counsel request to keep him in remand.

Justice Abang also pointed out that under the law, one is presumed innocent until proven guilty and therefore granted the accused bail.In addition to the requested sums, he directed Badeh to relinquish his international passport to the court as he further explained that the conditions of the bail were determined by the heftiness of the charges.