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One thing led to another and Musa Jack Ngonadi Gowon. was given birth to
To many skeptics and nay sayers out there, Musa is not the real son of Gowon, this information is not true and inaccurate because the old man Gowon has acknowledged in different fora that Musa is his son whom he is proud of
Young Musa later relocated to US with his deceased mum Edith,a decision he took to better his lot in Life
On
November 18, 1992, agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration and
the United States Customs Service arrested Musa, Jack Spencer, for
conspiring to import in excess of one kilogram of heroin.
Jack Musa Gowon who was 23 years old at that time was sentenced to 40 years imprisonment for the allegation of smuggling
heroin from source countries,1 such as Thailand or Burma, via
non-source countries, such as Switzerland or Austria
Jack
Musa Gowon protested vehemently through his legal team that he was
innocent and was framed up and his protest were ignored by the Jury and
rather was harshly sentenced to 324 months in prison
followed by five years of supervised release.
Musa timely appealed, challenging the admission into evidence of the Hotel Guide, the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction, and the district court's upward adjustment of his base offense level on the basis that he was an organizer or leader in the conspiracy
Musa timely appealed, challenging the admission into evidence of the Hotel Guide, the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction, and the district court's upward adjustment of his base offense level on the basis that he was an organizer or leader in the conspiracy
When the
appeal to quash his conviction failed, Musa took that decision in his
stride believing that set back like this is not the end of his life
As an inmate of Taft Correctional Facility, Musa Jack Gowon was a role model and a legal adviser to all the inmates
He was well behaved and a source of inspiration to co- inmates who had given up on life
The prison warden loved and worshiped the ground he trod on
Permit me to mention that Musa enrolled in one of the universities around and successfully graduated with a degree in Law as a prison inmate
The prison warden loved and worshiped the ground he trod on
Permit me to mention that Musa enrolled in one of the universities around and successfully graduated with a degree in Law as a prison inmate
This commendable act of Leadership did not go unnoticed and he was rewarded severally by prison authorities
While all these were going on, Musa's family never stopped fighting to get him out of prison and calls for his release began to grow louder
While all these were going on, Musa's family never stopped fighting to get him out of prison and calls for his release began to grow louder
Happy to report that President Obama heeded to the calls for Musa's release and acted in that regard by granting him a parole
Musa walked out of Taft Correctional Facility Bakersfield California as a free man on November 2nd and he is currently at ICE Detention Center Bakersfield CA where he will be deported back to Nigeria any moment from now
Musa walked out of Taft Correctional Facility Bakersfield California as a free man on November 2nd and he is currently at ICE Detention Center Bakersfield CA where he will be deported back to Nigeria any moment from now
Musa
Jack Ngonaadi is grateful to his Dad, General Yakubu Gowon, his friends
and his relatives from his maternal side who stood by him and
supported him also all through the period of his unjust incarceration
that he did not commit the crime he was wrongly accused of
Musa will narrate his own side of the story very soon and he is grateful to God who kept him alive and well to see this day
This article was written by Barrister Chukwudi Iwuchukwu, Principal founder of Visage Media . A PR company based in In Lagos
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