Gowon's Son Released From US Prison 22 Years After

Nigeria's former head of state General Yakubu Gowon is happy to have his son
Musa Jack Ngonadi, been released from a California prison
after 22 years.

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

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.
Just recently, General Yakubu Gowon,
Nigeria’s former head of state said his
experience after governing the country showed
that Nigeria is not an easy country to lead.