Alex Badeh arring at the High court
The justice thereafter, dismissed the application and asked the defence counsel to file a fresh one. Zibiri had asked the court to remand Badeh in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and not in prison. But the court did not grant his request.
Justice Abang fixed March 10 for hearing of the bail application, and March 14 for trial.
The former chief of defence staff who arrived at the court a few minutes before 9:00am in dark shades, and pleaded not guilty to the charges, is facing an 11-count charge of criminal breach of trust and corruption to the tune of N3.9bn.
He is alleged to have used funds of the Nigeria air force to purchase choice property in Abuja. According to the EFCC, Badeh illegally used N60m to renovate his sons house, which he purchased for N260m in Abuja, between January and December 2013.
The former defence chief is also alleged to have used N878m -being funds of the air force- to build a shopping mall in Abuja.