Former Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Sabundu Badeh, has passed away. Badeh, who rose to the rank of Air Chief Marshal in the Nigerian Air Force, was said to have been shot dead on Tuesday.
This was confirmed in a statement signed and made available to the public on Tuesday night by Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF).
The statement said, Badeh died from the gunshot wounds sustained when his vehicle was attacked by gunmen while returning from his farm along Abuja-Keffi Road.
“On behalf of officers, airmen and airwomen of the Nigerian Air Force, the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, commiserates with the family of the late former Chief of Defence Staff over this irreparable loss.
“We pray that the Almighty God grants his soul eternal rest”, the statement said.
Badeh was Defence Chief under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and briefly served in the same role when President Muhammadu Buhari assumed power.
He retired and was succeeded by General Gabriel Olonisakin on July 13, 2015.