After spending 22 years in a California prison as a result of an alleged drug peddling, the son of a former Nigerian president, is reportedly back in the country.
L-R: Musa and his Father, Yakubu Gowon
Musa Jack Ngonadi, the 47-year-old son of a former Nigerian president, Yakubu Gowon is back in Nigeria. He reportedly arrived back in the country on January 1, 2016.
According to reports, he was released on a state pardon granted him by President Obama after spending 22 years in a California prison.
It was learnt that Musa was living in the United States with his mother, the late Edith Ike Okongwu, when he was arrested on November 18, 1992 at the age of 23. Security agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the United States Customs Service arrested him for conspiring to import in excess of 1kg of heroin.
He was sentenced to 40 years in prison for smuggling heroin, although Ngonadi protested vehemently through his legal team that he was innocent and was framed.
Musa reportedly enrolled in a university 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 had given up on life and was rewarded for all his good conduct several times by the prison authorities.
It was revealed that his family did not relent in their efforts to get him out of prison as calls for his release began to grow louder and President Obama hearkened to one of the moves and acted by granting him parole.
He finally walked out of Taft Correctional Facility Bakersfield California as a free man on November 2, 2015.