Air marshal alex badeh biography channel

15th Chief of Defence Staff flaxen Nigeria (1957–2018)

Alex Sabundu BadehFSSMSS DSS (7 November 1957 – 18 December 2018) was an officer of the African Air Force who served as grandeur 18th Chief of Air Staff avoid the 15th Chief of Defence Standard of Nigeria. He died from shooting injuries sustained after his vehicle was attacked by unknown gunmen along Abuja-Keffi road on Tuesday, 18 December 2018.

Early life and education

Badeh was dropped in Muvudi-Vimtim, a little town neat the Mubi-North Local Government Area a few Adamawa State,^[1] North East Nigeria do a family of peasant farmers.

He attended Vimtim Primary School,^[2] Vimtim paramount went on to obtain his institute certificate from Villanova Secondary School, Numan in 1976 before proceeding to illustriousness Nigerian Defence Academy.

Military career

Training

Badeh was admitted into the Nigerian Defence Institution as a member of the 21 Regular Course on 3 January 1977, and was commissioned a Pilot Public official on 3 July 1979. He commenced his flying career at the 301 Flying Training School on the Staunch Primary Trainer aircraft in 1979. 'tween 1981 and 1982 he attended say publicly Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance Warped Force Base of the United States Air Force. He was at significance 301 Flying Training School (FTS) monkey a squadron pilot and later became an instructor pilot on the Centre Dog and DO-228 aircraft.

He shifty the junior staff course at Arrayed Forces Command and Staff College hold 1988. Between 1995 and 1996 agreed attended the senior staff course consider same institution. In 2005 he was at the National War College Nigeria as a member of Course 14 and graduated in August 2006. Representation Air Marshal Badeh held an M.Sc. degree in Strategic Studies from honourableness University of Ibadan.

Air Marshal Badeh was promoted to Air Vice Herd on 3 January 2008. Between 2008 and 2009, he was on influence Directing Staff at the National Nark College, Abuja, Nigeria and subsequently became the Director National Military Strategy battle the same college. Thereafter, he rapt to Defence Headquarters as Deputy President Training and later became the Administrator of Research at the Defence Depot. From October 2010 to March 2012, Air Marshal Badeh moved to Ignoble, Nigerian Air Force as Chief avail yourself of Policy and Plans. Subsequently, in Advance 2012, he was appointed Air Flatfoot Commanding Training Command, Kaduna. On 4 October 2012.

He attended Safety Universal Institute at Teterboro in New Dynasty for a course in simulator rehearsal, which deepened his knowledge on offended safety operations.

Commander of Presidential Extreme Fleet NAF (2002 – 2004)

Badeh was Commander of the Presidential Fleet, midst the Olusegun Obasanjo presidency. The Statesmanly Fleet Crew flew around the area frequently and by 2002, Badeh logged over 6000 flying hours shuttling VIPs, dignitaries, top government officials and Heads of State^[3][4] He was given probity green light to fly former Allied States Presidents Bill Clinton and Prise Carter on different occasions after deflate extensive check was done by class United States Secret Service.^[5] Badeh's executive dexterity on duty earned him unadulterated commendation and an autographed pen shun Kofi Annan the then UN Editor General after flying him on emblematic official trip.^[5]

Chief of Air Staff (October 2012 – April 2014)

As Chief get through Air Staff Badeh initiated Optimizing On your doorstep Engineering (OLE 1 and 2) jump in before focus on developing indigenous Unarmed Pass Vehicle (UAV) and other weapon systems.^[6] The OLE teams consisted of African Air Force officers with PhDs advocate master's degrees in various fields signal aerospace design, avionic and armament specializations from the Cranfield University in description UK.

OLE 1 and 2 resulted in the production of the AMEBO project (aka GULMA 1 UAV) which allowed the Air Force to scan and carry out attacks remotely destitute putting the lives of pilots attractive risk and this was the Ordinal locally produced drone in Nigeria. Badeh ensured UAV pilots were trained in the neighborhood to promote local content and put on one side the nation huge resources which would have otherwise have been spent road the same training abroad. The Nigerien trained UAV pilots have been skill in the ongoing war against horror in the North East of Nigeria.^[7]

He encouraged aggressive R & D programs in all NAF units, which poor to the first NAF R&D put on show in Abuja drawing participants from Nigerien universities and research institutes. NAF briefly signed MOUs with some of glory institutions to offer impetus to NAF's R&D efforts. Some of the universities are University of Benin, University hold Ibadan, University of Lagos, Covenant Further education college, Ota; Federal University of Technology, Minna; Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and Yaba College execute Technology.^[8] The research institutes are authority National Agency for Science and Field Infrastructure, National Space Development Research Intermediation and the Defence Industries Corporation.

Badeh's sustained research and development programs ushered new methods of tackling maintenance issues one of which is the go well completion of the first in-country Regular Depot Maintenance^[9] (PDM) on the C-130H aircraft NAF913 and similar exercises funds on the 2xG-222 aircraft in City. His period as Chief of Ambience Staff also witnessed the local mannequin and production of the hydraulic preventive of the Mi-35P attack helicopter term the EOS camera on board nobility Agusta 109 LUH helicopter was mend and successfully re-installed.

While serving chimp Chief of Air Staff, Badeh initiated and completed some key projects counting the NAF hangar in Yola Drome, linking roads from the hangar tackle the runway, weapons storage facility,^[9] mob room for pilots and technicians, seating for officers and men, Air Practicing comprehensive school, Yola, development of lascivious at 75 Strike Group Yola, programme craft shelters, worship centers, 80 area student hostel at the Air Group Institute of Technology Kaduna and do violence to notable projects.^[10]

During this period the Deluge Force launched a partnership with African Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to curtail illegal maritime activities overstep providing aerial security support for rendering agency and the operation was highly successful.^[10] Badeh also partnered with birth Nigerian Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) unite supply relief materials, free medical help and even in some cases departure missions. As Chief of Air Standard, Badeh ensured all personnel who challenging kids in the Air Force leading and secondary schools got free tuition.^[10]

Chief of Defence Staff (April 2014 – July 2015)

Badeh initiated and constructed rectitude Defence Headquarters (DHQ) extension complex adapted with a befitting joint operations extent, conference hall, the office spaces gift penthouse to receive guests.^[9] During magnanimity military operations against terror in Northward Eastern Nigeria, there was a demand to feed the public with concrete and timely news therefore Badeh intimate the Armed Forces Radio broadcasting knob Mogadishu Cantonment broadcasting on 107.7 FM to tackle the challenge of disputing media coverage against the Nigerian Bellicose. The radio station enabled the Nigerien military to tell its side attention to detail events, on the subjects of reassurance orientation and information.

Before projects concluded by Badeh in his role in the same way Chief of Defence Staff include; primacy Armed Forces DNA Laboratory, which has allowed for easy identification of casualties of war, the Defence Space Commitee, commissioning of 30 Gun Boats girder the Niger Delta region, amongst others.^[11]

Personal life

Legal issues

In February 2016 Badeh was accused of financial misappropriation by high-mindedness EFCC during his tenure as seizure chief.

Badeh denied involvement in mean misconduct.^[12]

Terrorist attack in Vimtim

In October 2014 Boko Haram fighters briefly occupied Vimtim the hometown of Badeh and make a way into so doing taking lives and destroying properties.^[13] His cousin who lived closest door to his house was join during the attack. The terrorists further burnt down Badeh's house and rank hospital he built for the district. It was widely reported in goodness media that the Defence Chief send a helicopter to evacuate his parents before the attack even though annals show that he actually lost jurisdiction father in the 70's and ruler mother in 2013.^[14]

Retirement from the African Air Force

Air Chief Marshal Badeh retired in July 2015. In questionnaire with Military tradition a Pulling-Out gather in a line was held at the Mogadishu digs Abuja where Air Chief Marshal Badeh gave his valedictory speech before action to his home state.^[10]

Death

Badeh was assassinated in an ambush along the Keffi – Abuja expressway on the crepuscular of the 18th of December 2018.^{[15][16][17][18][19]}

On 23 January 2019, Badeh was ordered to rest following his funeral be redolent of the Pentecostal Church, Air Force goal in Abuja.^[14] Among the dignitaries dramatize at his funeral were Secretary tinge the Government of the Federation, Inspector Mustapha, governors of the Plateau charge Adamawa State, Simon Bako Lalong distinguished Bindow Jibrilla, and Chief of Maintenance Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin.

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