He contended that the evidence against the defendant was strong, revealing that from a certain property, owned by Badeh, the EFCC discovered $1m in cash, hence “he might want to jump bail in order not face this shame.”
The prosecution counsel, who noted that Badeh had the tendency to “disappear” instead of staying to stand trial, held that the defendant might influence witnesses, who are his junior in the military, adding that “a big man should not avoid incarceration because of his status.”
In an earlier submission, the defence lawyer, Samuel Zibiri had told the court that his client was a “perfect gentleman,” and that he had not “misconducted” himself anyway.
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