Nigeria's ex Defense Chief, Alex Badeh in a statement he personally signed, has denied involvement in the $2.1 billion scam.

“It has been widely reported in the news that I am being investigated over the $2.1 billion arms deal but that is not true. I was not part of Dasukigate.

“The claim that five property were acquired for me from the $2.1 billion funds is also false. I was Chief of Air Staff from October 2012 to January 2014 and then appointed Chief of Defence Staff, CDS.

“During my time serving as CDS, funds for weapons were directly released to the Chief of Air Staff, Army Staff and Naval Staff and not to me. I had no control over the funds and yet I am being accused of embezzling weapons’ funds.

“The office of the CDS had no operational control of the services and had nothing to do with their spending.

“The EFCC’s claim that I received $800,000 from my Director of Finance and Accounts is untrue. I did not receive such money from the erstwhile DFA. If he claims to have given me money, where is the proof? Was it paid into my account? Did I sign for it?

“In the case of the property, if they claim the property are mine and were obtained illegally through proxies, then they should go to court and get an order of forfeiture rather than trying to insist I am the owner of the property.

“It is rather unfortunate that the nation which I fought so hard within my means to defend against Boko Haram insurgents cannot guarantee my fundamental human rights.

“During my time as the CDS, lives of both soldiers and civilians were lost. Territories were lost. We fought to regain our nation’s territorial integrity and the insurgents pushed back.

“I lost my personal house and hospital in defence of my father land ( ahospital which I built many years ago and was equally used in the treatment of injured soldiers).

“Now I am losing my freedom to the same fatherland that I fought so hard to defend.”


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