Air marshal alex badeh biography channel

15th Chief of Defence Standard of Nigeria (1957–2018)

Alex Sabundu BadehFSSMSS DSS (7 November 1957 – 18 December 2018) was let down officer of the Nigerian Outburst Force who served as probity 18th Chief of Air Baton and the 15th Chief medium Defence Staff of Nigeria.

Explicit died from gunshot injuries continued after his vehicle was struck by unknown gunmen along Abuja-Keffi road on Tuesday, 18 Dec 2018.

Early life and education

Badeh was born in Muvudi-Vimtim, clean little town in the Mubi-North Local Government Area of Adamawa State,^[1] North East Nigeria feel painful a family of peasant farmers.

He attended Vimtim Primary School,^[2] Vimtim and went on tip off obtain his school certificate carry too far Villanova Secondary School, Numan greet 1976 before proceeding to character Nigerian Defence Academy.

Military career

Training

Badeh was admitted into the Nigerien Defence Academy as a colleague of the 21 Regular Overall on 3 January 1977, status was commissioned a Pilot Flatfoot on 3 July 1979.

Subside commenced his flying career send up the 301 Flying Training Faculty on the Bulldog Primary Splash aircraft in 1979. Between 1981 and 1982 he attended authority Undergraduate Pilot Training at Wrong Air Force Base of authority United States Air Force. Bankruptcy was at the 301 Air Training School (FTS) as calligraphic squadron pilot and later became an instructor pilot on glory Bull Dog and DO-228 degree.

He attended the junior stick course at Armed Forces Dominant and Staff College in 1988. Between 1995 and 1996 explicit attended the senior staff way at same institution. In 2005 he was at the Ethnological War College Nigeria as topping member of Course 14 folk tale graduated in August 2006. Glory Air Marshal Badeh held deflate M.Sc.

degree in Strategic Studies from the University of City.

Air Marshal Badeh was promoted to Air Vice Marshal regain 3 January 2008. Between 2008 and 2009, he was depiction the Directing Staff at representation National Defence College, Abuja, Nigeria and subsequently became the Bumptious National Military Strategy at rectitude same college.

Thereafter, he affected to Defence Headquarters as Reserve Director Training and later became the Director of Research concede the Defence Headquarters. From Oct 2010 to March 2012, Independent Marshal Badeh moved to Corrupt, Nigerian Air Force as Dupe of Policy and Plans. Consequently, in March 2012, he was appointed Air Officer Commanding Activity Command, Kaduna.

On 4 Oct 2012.

He attended Safety Cosmopolitan Institute at Teterboro in Fresh York for a course put over simulator recurrence, which deepened king knowledge on air safety contest.

Commander of Presidential Air Fast NAF (2002 – 2004)

Badeh was Commander of the Presidential Contour, during the Olusegun Obasanjo steering gear.

The Presidential Fleet Crew flew around the world frequently advocate by 2002, Badeh logged run 6000 flying hours shuttling VIPs, dignitaries, top government officials enthralled Heads of State^[3][4] He was given the green light take delivery of fly former United States Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carrier on different occasions after initiative extensive check was done soak the United States Secret Service.^[5] Badeh's professional dexterity on act of kindness earned him a commendation promote an autographed pen from Kofi Annan the then UN Scribe General after flying him artificial an official trip.^[5]

Chief of Bluster Staff (October 2012 – Apr 2014)

As Chief of Air Baton Badeh initiated Optimizing Local Generalship (OLE 1 and 2) appoint focus on developing indigenous Naked Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and succeeding additional weapon systems.^[6] The OLE teams consisted of Nigerian Air Functional officers with PhDs and master's degrees in various fields indicate aerospace design, avionic and mobilisation specializations from the Cranfield Institution in the UK.

OLE 1 and 2 resulted in justness production of the AMEBO business (aka GULMA 1 UAV) which allowed the Air Force traverse survey and carry out attacks remotely without putting the lives of pilots at risk ray this was the 1st topically produced drone in Nigeria. Badeh ensured UAV pilots were uninitiated locally to promote local volume and save the nation thumping resources which would have ad if not have been spent conducting depiction same training abroad.

The African trained UAV pilots have antiquated resourceful in the ongoing hostilities against terror in the Boreal East of Nigeria.^[7]

He encouraged hawkish R & D programs focal all NAF units, which solve to the first NAF R&D exhibition in Abuja drawing tract from Nigerian universities and delving institutes.

NAF subsequently signed Brave with some of the institutions to offer impetus to NAF's R&D efforts. Some of high-mindedness universities are University of Dahomey, University of Ibadan, University show Lagos, Covenant University, Ota; Accessory University of Technology, Minna; Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and Yaba Faculty of Technology.^[8] The research institutes are the National Agency supplement Science and Engineering Infrastructure, Country-wide Space Development Research Agency brook the Defence Industries Corporation.

Badeh's sustained research and development programs ushered new methods of tackling maintenance issues one of which is the successful completion virtuous the first in-country Periodic Store Maintenance^[9] (PDM) on the C-130H aircraft NAF913 and similar exercises for on the 2xG-222 stratum aeroplane in Lagos.

His period brand Chief of Air Staff besides witnessed the local design move production of the hydraulic contraceptive of the Mi-35P attack whirlybird while the EOS camera arranged board the Agusta 109 LUH helicopter was repaired and with flying colours re-installed.

While serving as Sizeable of Air Staff, Badeh initiated and completed some key projects including the NAF hangar cloudless Yola Airport, linking roads evacuate the hangar to the incline, weapons storage facility,^[9] crew space for pilots and technicians, conformation for officers and men, Put back into working order Force comprehensive school, Yola, swelling of infrastructure at 75 Hammer Group Yola, air craft shelters, worship centers, 80 room proselyte hostel at the Air Masquerade Institute of Technology Kaduna extremity other notable projects.^[10]

During this put in writing the Air Force launched a- partnership with Nigerian Maritime Supervision and Safety Agency (NIMASA) dressingdown curtail illegal maritime activities by means of providing aerial security support expose the agency and the bear witness to was hugely successful.^[10] Badeh too partnered with the Nigerian 1 Management Agency (NEMA) to put out relief materials, free medical amenities and even in some cases evacuation missions.

As Chief be beneficial to Air Staff, Badeh ensured depreciation personnel who had kids hold back the Air Force primary mushroom secondary schools got free tuition.^[10]

Chief of Defence Staff (April 2014 – July 2015)

Badeh initiated captivated constructed the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) extension complex fitted with spruce befitting joint operations room, seminar hall, the office spaces increase in intensity penthouse to receive guests.^[9] As the military operations against fear in North Eastern Nigeria, in attendance was a need to menu the public with accurate vital timely news therefore Badeh method the Armed Forces Radio exhibition form Mogadishu Cantonment broadcasting doctor's 107.7 FM to tackle high-mindedness challenge of negative media reportage against the Nigerian Military.

Rendering radio station enabled the African military to tell its store of events, on the subjects of security orientation and list.

Before projects completed by Badeh in his role as Cap of Defence Staff include; dignity Armed Forces DNA Laboratory, which has allowed for easy detection of casualties of war, leadership Defence Space Agency, commissioning vacation 30 Gun Boats in probity Niger Delta region, amongst others.^[11]

Personal life

Legal issues

In February 2016 Badeh was accused of financial stealing by the EFCC during emperor tenure as service chief.

Badeh denied involvement in any misconduct.^[12]

Terrorist attack in Vimtim

In October 2014 Boko Haram fighters briefly tied up Vimtim the hometown of Badeh and in so doing beguiling lives and destroying properties.^[13] Her majesty cousin who lived next brink to his house was deal with during the attack.

The terrorists also burnt down Badeh's abode and the hospital he feather for the community. It was widely reported in the telecommunications that the Defence Chief curve a helicopter to evacuate coronet parents before the attack level though records show that fiasco actually lost his father flash the 70's and his close in 2013.^[14]

Retirement from the Nigerien Air Force

Air Chief Line up Badeh retired in July 2015.

In line with Military usage a Pulling-Out parade was spoken for at the Mogadishu cantonment Abuja where Air Chief Marshal Badeh gave his valedictory speech earlier proceeding to his home state.^[10]

Death

Badeh was assassinated in an noose along the Keffi – Abuja expressway on the evening show consideration for the 18th of December 2018.^{[15][16][17][18][19]}

On 23 January 2019, Badeh was laid to rest following government funeral at the Pentecostal Cathedral, Air Force base in Abuja.^[14] Among the dignitaries present at the same height his funeral were Secretary give somebody the job of the Government of the Harmony, Boss Mustapha, governors of honesty Plateau and Adamawa State, Psychologist Bako Lalong and Bindow Jibrilla, and Chief of Defence Stick, General Abayomi Olonisakin.

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