Nigerians
are reacting to the death of former chief of defence staff, Air Chief
Marshal, Alex Badeh (retd.) who was attacked and shot dead by gunmen on
Abuja-Lafia Road. Senate President Bukola Saraki wrote, 'Nigeria has
suffered another great loss with the passing of former Chief of Defence
Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh. My heartfelt prayers go to his
family and our Armed Forces at this tragic time. May the Almighty grant
him eternal rest'. Former aviation minister, Femi Fani Kayode wrote,
'The brutal murder of the former Chief of Defence Staff and former Chief
of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall Alex Badeh, is a despicable and
cowardly act. Those that were behind it shall not escape justice and
they will pay a terrible price for their wickedness. God will
avenge'. See more reactions below...The brutal murder of the former
Chief of Defence Staff and former Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall
Alex Badeh, is a despicable and cowardly act. Those that were behind it
shall not escape justice and they will pay a terrible price for their
wickedness. God will avenge!— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) December 18,
2018Some of you have no modicum of decencyWhy are you posting pictures
of Alex Badeh's bodyThink about his grieving family and and try to be a
decent human being abeg— Cinderella Man (@Osi_Suave) December 18,
2018Nigeria has suffered another great loss with the passing of former
Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh. My heartfelt
prayers go to his family and our Armed Forces at this tragic time. May
the Almighty grant him eternal rest. Amin. pic.twitter.com/Anc0rykZKw—
Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) December 18, 2018This Alex Badeh thing is
shockingAs former CDS he is entitled to armed guards until he dies.So
how did this happen?RIP and my condolences to his family— Cinderella Man
(@Osi_Suave) December 18, 2018This Alex Badeh thing is shockingAs
former CDS he is entitled to armed guards until he dies.So how did this
happen?RIP and my condolences to his family— Cinderella Man (@Osi_Suave)
December 18, 2018Alex badeh allegedly deprived the Nigerian Military of
weapons and kept the money for himself...he is now dead from the
insecurity he helped in establishing!Corruption affects everyone..
including those engaging in it as he allegedly did.— Deezer234 #Sapere
Aude! (@deezer234) December 18, 2018I believe Alex Badeh was going to
spill the beans and let the chips fall where they may, those to be
implicated could not have that, so they did their worst.— Mr. Aye Dee
(@MrAyeDee) December 18, 2018How does Alex Badeh, a 4-Star General get
killed like that on his way from his farm as reported. A 2-Star General,
General Alkali was also murdered on his way home this year. If this can
happen to them, then who is safe in this country?— Isima Odeh
(@IsimaOdeh) December 18, 2018If you want to be pissed about Alex
Badeh's killing, you must show us where you called for justice in the
case of General Alkali. Because Nigerian Soldier na Nigerian Soldier or
we know you are a selective hypocrite forming activist shouting for rule
of law.— Baffa (@Malan_Baffa) December 18, 2018If Alex Badeh, a former
Chief of defense staff and 4-star General can be easily ambushed and
killed just like that, then I don’t even know again. Let’s just vote God
in the 2019 elections.— FAVOUR ONYEOZIRI (GCFR) (@Rouvafe) December 18,
2018Alex Badeh fueled insecurity, he was collecting N580M every month
from military coffers after paying salaries, insecurity has taken his
soul.I’m not sure what’ll happen to his soul and not even sure if I
care— SoulJah (@jeffphilips1) December 18, 2018Let me explain... if it
were a military regime, Alex Badeh, a 4 star general, could be Head of
State ... so imagine one of the Living former Presidents shot dead on
the street like a nobody... yeah, that’s how serious it is— Being Human
is not Enough (@realdanielemeka) December 18, 2018In a nation where
retired Chief of Defence Staff is murdered like this, what should
ordinary Nigerians do?Yet, our security men are only interested in
Buhari's second term ambition.May God restore sanity to our land.RIP
ALEX BADEH.— Lere Olayinka - Aresa 1 (@OlayinkaLere) December 18,
2018Fulani herdsmen have announced their yearly HARVEST of blood with
the gruesome murder of an ex Air chief and ex Defence chief of the
republic Alex Badeh, former chief of defence staff
pic.twitter.com/M8FJhZ9X7Z— BurstMyBrain (@anambradecides1) December 19,
2018