Kali Umar, son of the Nasarawa state Governor, Alhaji Tanko Almakura
has been arrested and detained in a Malaysia prison for possession of
hard drugs and gun running, information revealed.
He was reportedly picked up by the Malaysian security personnel following a tip off.
Information recently made available revealed that Umar, who is the
son of the first Lady, Hajiya Salamatu Al Makura was a student at the
Nasarawa State University in Keffi where he majored in Social Sciences.
During his second year at the University, his father, the governor of
Nasarawa State, sought admission for him at a school in Malaysia and
flew him to Malaysia to continue his studies.
The governor’s son was reported to have been arrested in the last
week of June 2012 resulting in his father cutting short a USA official
trip so as to make a quick stop at Malaysia to attend to the case. It is
uncertain to what extent the father was able to influence the case but
credible sources indicate the son is still be held in detention in
Malaysia.
Talking with the Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the governor,
Abdulhamid Kwara, on Friday July 6, 2012, he declined to comment –
stating that “the matter was a family affair”.
Other members of the Al Makura administration contacted remained
tight-lipped on the matter. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary however
pleaded to be left out of the matter.
Courtesy The Voice
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