President Muhammadu Buhari has given the marching orders to security agencies in the country to fish out the killers of former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh.
The Immediate past CDS was ambushed and killed, on Tuesday night by unknown armed men along the Abuja-Keffi road.
In a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity President Buhari described the killing of Badeh as “very sad and unfortunate.”
Adesina said Buhari “directs security agencies to find the killers of the 15th Chief of Defence Staff and bring them to face the full force of the law, while ensuring greater security and safety for all users of the country’s roads”.
While commiserating with the family of the late four-star general, his friends and professional colleagues in the military, and the people and government of Adamawa State, President Buhari said the late Badeh, who was also a former Chief of Air Staff, attained professional fulfilment in his over three decades military career.
President Buhari regrets that he fell victim to incidence of violent and fatal attacks on the nation’s highways and prayed that God Almighty comforts all those who mourn Air Chief Marshal Badeh and grant his soul peaceful rest.
