The people of Adamawa, the home state of ex-Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh, have been thrown into mourning following his death Tuesday from gunshots wounds inflicted on him along the Abuja-Keffi road.
Badeh hailed from Vimtim, some 15 kilometres from Mubi, Adamawa State’s commercial nerve centre and headquarters of the Mubi North Local Government Area.
Governor Mohammed Umaru Jibrilla Bindow, who authorised a press statement Wednesday over Badeh’s passing on, described the murder of Badeh as unfortunate as Badeh, who would have clocked 62 next month, still had many years to contribute to the good of humanity.
In the statement signed by his Special Assistant on Press and Media Affairs, Martins Dickson, Bindow said the entire Adamawa State will miss Badeh dearly.
“The people of Adamawa will not forget in a hurry Badeh’s influence and contribution in citing the Nigeria Air Force Comprehensive Secondary School in Yola, among many other contributions,” Bindow stated.
He said Badeh, who was chief of air staff for two years and then chief of defence staff for one and a half years, made worthy contributions to nation building.
“Badeh is an illustrious son of Adamawa and his contributions to fighting insurgency and physical development will be appreciated for a long time to come,” Bindow said.
He prayed for the repose of Badeh’s soul and commiserated with his immediate family, the people of Vimtim where Badeh was born, the Nigeria Air Force which became his career constituency, and the Nigerian nation that he served for 38 years, beginning from 1977 when he became a member of the 21 Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy, to 2015 when he, as the chief of defence staff, was retired from military service.
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