The son of the Borno State governor, Umar Babagana Zulum, has denied the allegation of killing a Chinese citizen in an Indian nightclub.
The governor’s son, who on Thursday spoke in an about 35-second-long video clip, said the allegation against was targeted at tarnishing his father’s image.
LEADERSHIP recalls that the state government through a statement issued by Abdurrahman Bundi, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Governor Zulum on New Media on Wednesday, had denied the allegation and further threatened legal action against the publishers of the alleged defamatory news against the governor’s son.
According to social media reports, Umar, a student at a university in New Delhi, reportedly smashed a bottle of alcoholic drink on a Chinese national who showed interest in the same lady with him at a nightclub.
But, debunking the reports, Bundi said none of the governor’s sons “was either arrested or charged with any crime, or involved in any unlawful activities anywhere.”
Bundi urged the public to exercise caution when consuming and sharing information on social media.
Also, in the now viral video, which was obtained by LEADERSHIP on Thursday in Maiduguri, the governor’s son spoke about the allegation, describing it as baseless and untrue.
He said he was speaking on Thursday at the Government House in Maiduguri, suggesting that he was not in detention or in India at the moment.
The governor’s son said his father was the target of those behind the murder allegation against him.
“Dear esteemed Nigerians, I am Umar Babagana Umara Zulum, I am here to address damaging falsehood that had been made against me.
“It has come to my notice, a baseless gossip accusation against me saying that I killed someone at a nightclub. This is not true. They want to tarnish my father’s name. I have been with my family since two months now, right in Maiduguri,” he stated.