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Anti Graft War: Badeh’s trial stalled as Moro secures bail

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8 years ago

March 3, 2016

Recruitment tragedy: Ex-Minister, Moro acted on his own –Paradang

The expected arraignment of the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh could not hold on Thursday at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, as the court ‎deferred his arraignment because of the absence of the trial judge, Justice John Tsoho, just as the immediate past Minister öf Interior, Comrade Abba Moro ws granted bail by another court.

Badeh, who was billed to be arraigned before Justice Tsoho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, was accused of diverting over N3.9billion from accounts of the Nigerian Air Force.

The judge was said to have travelled outside the jurisdiction of the court, necessitating the case to be shifted to till March 7.

However, former minister of interior, Abba Moro, who is facing trial over his alleged complicity in a N676million job recruitment scam, was granted bail on self recognition. The court however seized his international passport.

‎The trial judge, Justice Anwuli Chikere, while delievering judgment on the bail applications, also granted Moro’s co-defendants, Mrs. Anastasia Daniel-Nwobia and a ‎Deputy Director in the ministry, Mr. F. O Alayebami, bail to the tune of N100 million each. They were also directed to produce one surety each in the like sum, who must not be below the level of a Director in either Federal or State ‎employment.

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