1. Alex Sabundu Badeh was an officer of the Nigerian Air Force who served as the 18th Chief of Air Staff and the 15th Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria.
19 Facts About Alex Badeh
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Alex Badeh died from gunshot injuries sustained after his vehicle was attacked by unknown gunmen along Abuja-Keffi road on Tuesday, 18 December 2018.
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Alex Badeh attended Vimtim Primary School, Vimtim and went on to obtain his school certificate from Villanova Secondary School, Numan in 1976 before proceeding to the Nigerian Defence Academy.
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Alex Badeh was admitted into the Nigerian Defence Academy as a member of the 21 Regular Course on 3 January 1977, and was commissioned a Pilot Officer on 3 July 1979.
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Alex Badeh commenced his flying career at the 301 Flying Training School on the Bulldog Primary Trainer aircraft in 1979.
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Alex Badeh was at the 301 Flying Training School as a squadron pilot and later became an instructor pilot on the Bull Dog and DO-228 aircraft.
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Alex Badeh attended the junior staff course at Armed Forces Command and Staff College in 1988.
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Air Marshal Alex Badeh was promoted to Air Vice Marshal on 3 January 2008.
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From October 2010 to March 2012, Air Marshal Alex Badeh moved to Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force as Chief of Policy and Plans.
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Alex Badeh attended Safety International Institute at Teterboro in New York for a course in simulator recurrence, which deepened his knowledge on air safety operations.
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Alex Badeh was Commander of the Presidential Fleet, during the Olusegun Obasanjo presidency.
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The Presidential Fleet Crew flew around the world frequently and by 2002, Alex Badeh logged over 6000 flying hours shuttling VIPs, dignitaries, top government officials and Heads of State He was given the green light to fly former United States Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter on different occasions after an extensive check was done by the United States Secret Service.
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Alex Badeh ensured UAV pilots were trained locally to promote local content and save the nation huge resources which would have otherwise have been spent conducting the same training abroad.
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Alex Badeh's sustained research and development programs ushered new methods of tackling maintenance issues one of which is the successful completion of the first in-country Periodic Depot Maintenance on the C-130H aircraft NAF913 and similar exercises for on the 2xG-222 aircraft in Lagos.
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Alex Badeh partnered with the Nigerian Emergency Management Agency to supply relief materials, free medical services and even in some cases evacuation missions.
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Alex Badeh initiated and constructed the Defence Headquarters extension complex fitted with a befitting joint operations room, conference hall, the office spaces and penthouse to receive guests.
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In February 2016 Alex Badeh was accused of financial misappropriation by the EFCC during his tenure as service chief.
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In line with Military tradition a Pulling-Out parade was held at the Mogadishu cantonment Abuja where Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh gave his valedictory speech before proceeding to his home state.
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On 23 January 2019, Alex Badeh was laid to rest following his funeral at the Pentecostal Church, Air Force base in Abuja.