Mustapha Yerima, a prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, on Wednesday told the Federal High Court, Abuja, that a former Director of Finance and Account at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Abdullahi Yushau (rtd), instructed him to buy Abuja property in his company’s name, Right Builders.
Yerima, who spoke during cross examination, told the court that Yushau gave him N650 million to pay for the property located at Plot 1386, Wuse II, Abuja.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Badeh alongside a firm, Iyalikam Nigeria Limited on a 10-count charge of money laundering bordering on alleged fraudulent removal of about N3.97 billion from the NAF account.
The EFCC accused Badeh of using the fund to buy and develop landed assets in Abuja for himself and two sons between January and December 2013.
Yerima, a building contractor and Managing Director of Right Builders, told the court in evidence in chief that he bought the land on the instruction of PW1 (Yushau), adding that he signed all the documents on behalf of Rite builders until he would give him the real name of purchaser.
The witness maintained that Yushau had told him that he was acting on behalf of his boss, then Chief of Air Staff, Badeh.
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