The immediate past Chief of Defense Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh was finally laid to rest today, Wednesday at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja as friends and family came to pay their last respects, Igberetvnews reports.
Igberetvnews gathered that the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Naval Staff, and the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar were present at the funeral of the former defense boss.
Also, present at the funeral were friends and family members of the late defence chief, including his colleagues and military personnel.
The late Chief of Defence Staff was shot and killed by some unknown gunmen on Tuesday, December 18, along Abuja-Keffi road.
He was said to have been returning from his farm with his driver and friend along the expressway when he was killed. Badeh died on the spot as a result of injuries sustained during the attack.
His death was announced by Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, the director of public relations and information of the Nigerian Air Force .
Daramola had taken to his official Twitter handle to share a tweet saying: “It is with a heavy heart that I regretfully announce the unfortunate demise of former Chief of Defence staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, who died today, 18 Dec 18, from gunshot wounds sustained when his vehicle was attacked while returning from his farm along Abuja-Keffi Road.”
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