Umara Babagana Zulum, son of the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has broken his silence over an allegation that he killed a fellow student in Indian during a fight over a woman.
Several social media platforms had flown with the story that Unara, a student of the University of New Delhi, had smashed a bottle of alcoholic drink on a Chinese national who showed interest in the same lady with him at a nightclub.
The sensational story also said his father had been running ‘helter-skelter’ and pulling at diplomatic ties to get his son off the hook.
Despite denials by the state government debunking the report of the governor’s son’s arrest over the alleged murder, the reports refused to die down as it gathered momentum, forcing the Borno Governor to issue a statement saying he would not hesitate to take legal action against any medium that continued to publish what he described as complete falsehood.
Umara himself has also come out to debunk the murder allegation, describing it as baseless and untrue which was targeted at his father with the intention of tarnishing his image.
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In a video clip he posted on his X account with the handle @muhdzulum, Umara who said he was currently at the Government House in Maiduguri, addressed the allegation saying his father is the actual target of those behind the allegation.
“Dear esteemed Nigerians, I am Umara Babagana Umara Zulum, I am here to address damaging falsehood that had been made against me,” he said in the video.
“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.”
Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.UMAR ZULUM Is speaking pic.twitter.com/jWaLkiqE7S
— ZULUM_jr (@muhdzulum) July 18, 2024
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