The family members of the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air
Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.), may miss his burial as they remain on
the watch list of the Department of State Services and the Nigeria
Immigration Service. 

 Badeh’s widow, Mary Iya Badeh, and his two sons, Alex (jnr) and Kam
have been in the United States since 2016 following his prosecution by
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

A family friend of the Badehs who spoke with Punchng said that it was unlikely if they would come. He said,

“I have spoken with them and I don’t know for now if they will be
coming but it is highly unlikely. Their father has just been killed
under controversial circumstances and the government has not removed
them from the watch list. If they return and their passports are seized
and they are not allowed to return, it would be a double tragedy.
Everybody is still in shock so we cannot say for now if they will be
coming but since they are Christians, there is no rush. A lot can happen
before then.”  

A prosecution witness, Abubakar Madaki, had told a Federal High Court
sitting in Maitama that Badeh’s wife and two of his children were being
investigated for offences with which the ex-Chief of Air Staff was
charged. Madaki said the three of them, however, escaped to the United
States before the investigation was concluded. He said all attempts to
get them arrested turned out to be futile.