How $752,000 was lodged into Alex Badeh’s Visa Gold account —Witness

A prosecution witness, Mrs. Fatima Dauda, Monday told a Federal High Court that she opened a “Visa Gold Account” for former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh.

The witness made this known to Justice Okon Abang of the Abuja division of the court while being led in evidence by the prosecution counsel, Mr. O.A Atolagbe.

According to the witness, an initial deposit of $50,000 was made into the account in two installments by Badeh’s officers.

The witness said that she personally filled the deposit teller and wrote her name on it.

The witness also told the court that $702,000 was paid into the account between June 13, 2013 and October 24, 2013 by Badeh and a third party.

The witness said she was the Relationship Manager of the First Bank since 2011 with a distinct function of marketing and securing customers as well as managing the relationship.

Dauda told the court that she was the relationship manager of Badeh’s visa gold account from 2012 when the account was opened.

According to the witness, the visa gold account cannot be operated over the counter except in case of deposits.

Dauda told the court that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had in May, requested for information regarding the said account

 The Mirror

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