Ex-President's Son Released From US Prison 22 Years After (photos)

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Musa Jack Ngonadi, the son of former Nigerian
president, General Yakubu Gowon, has been released
from a California prison after 22 years.

Musa at age 23, the month he was arrested
Musa was living in the United States with his
mum, late Edith Ike Okongwu, when he was arrested
in November 18, 1992 at age 23.

Agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration and
the United States Customs Service arrested him for
conspiring to import in excess of one kilogram of
heroin. He was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the
allegedly smuggling heroin from source countries.
Although Jack Musa protested vehemently through his
legal team that he was innocent and was framed up,
this did not stop him from being sentenced.

Musa in prison, he graduated with a degree in law.

Standing with him is his half brother, Richard
However, Musa decided being in prison is not the end
of life. He enrolled in one of the universities around
and successfully graduated with a degree in Law as a
prison inmate. He was also a role model and a legal
adviser to all the inmates. He carried himself well and
was a source of inspiration to co- inmates who have
given up on life. He was rewarded for all his good
conducts severally by the prison authorities.

Musa Gowon
His family however did not relent in efforts at getting
him out of the prison. Moves for his release began to
grow louder and President Obama heard one of the
moves and acted by granting him a parole. Musa
walked out of Taft Correctional Facility Bakersfield
California as a free man on November 2 and he is
currently at ICE Detention Center Bakersfield CA
where he will be deported back to Nigeria any moment
from now.

Source: Naij

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