But information reaching us indicated that plans have been perfected to embarrass the officer who, incidentally was the only one that ever raised alarm over the inadequate arms for the soldiers fighting Boko Haram insurgents in the North East.
Badeh who first appeared before the anti graft agency last week as asked to go back and return Monday to enable the commission meet up some logistic requirements.
It was gathered that there are moves to frame things that have no bearing in the investigation on the arms procurement.
Alex Badeh is expected to make clarifications on alleged improper procurement made under his watch as chief of Defence staff, but was asked to return on Monday as it was obvious that no substantial evidence has been established against him in the award of contracts in the controversial arms deal.
It was learnt the EFCC seems to be in dilemma as to what to ask Badeh, because “he does not seem to have anything to hide. If you can recall, he was the only former military chief that actually opened up on the purchase of arms. If you remember, when he was pulling out, he said it openly that he was sent by the former president to go and fight insurgents without arms,” a source added.
According to the source, the former air chief has demonstrated readiness to cooperate with the EFCC to get to the root of the problem surrounding purchase of arms in the last administration.
Another source said: “he is a patriotic Nigerian, who has served this country well and even without the necessary ammunition, he did his best in the fight against Boko Haram. He is not running away and has chosen to stay here (Abuja) and work with the EFCC.
“We believe that at the end of the day, nothing incriminating will be found about him and he will be given a clean bill of health by the EFCC.”
Badeh had in an interview with Channels TV, last year August said the last time the Nigerian army received new equipment was in 2006 and that the Nigerian military flies the oldest fighter jets in the whole world. [myad]
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