Alleged N3.97bn fraud: Alex Badeh to open defence January 16
By OakTV
30 November 2018 |
10:00 am
Former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, will on January 16, 2019, open his defense in the alleged N3.97 billion fraud charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
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