An Abuja Federal High Court on Friday struck out a bail application filed by former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh.
Justice John Tsoho said he could not give bail because there was a subsisting remand order by a Lagos Magistrate Court, and there was no application to set it aside.
The judge said Mr. Badeh, a retired Air Chief Marshal, only filed an application for bail, and not to set aside the order of the magistrate court obtained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The judge had on Monday reserved March 4 for his ruling on the bail application.
Mr. Badeh has been in the custody of the EFCC since February 8, and is facing a 10-count charge of criminal breach of trust and corruption to the tune N3.9billion. He denies wrongdoing.
Samuel Zibiri, counsel to the former defence chief, had asked the court to admit Mr. Badeh to bail on self-recognition or on liberal terms pending his arraignment by the anti-graft agency.
He argued that Mr. Badeh had voluntarily honoured the invitation of the EFCC on February 8.
Mr. Badeh was to be arraigned before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, but the case was shifted to March 7 owing to the absence of the judge.
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