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Police Arrests Suspected Killers Of The Former Chief Of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested the suspected killers of the former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh who was assassinated while returning from his farm along Abuja-Keffi Road on December 18, 2018.

According to Punch, a source disclosed that the suspects arrested and will be paraded at the headquarters of the NPF in Abuja on Thursday. The source said:

“We have made a breakthrough in the case and we’ve arrested suspects who will be paraded on Thursday.”

Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh was killed in the evening while returning from his farm. His Tundra Toyota truck was riddled with bullets piercing the windscreen and killing him instantly.

Out of the three occupants of the vehicle, however, Badeh was the only one that was killed thereby fueling speculations that he was assassinated. (Read the report HERE).

Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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