Actor and filmmaker, Etim Effiong has expressed excitement after his late father was granted presidential pardon by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday.
Ex. Lt. Col. Moses Effiong was accused of participating in a coup against the regime of General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida.
He was thrown in jail, a period which saw the death of his wife who died while on her way to visit him in prison.
His son, Etim Effiong took to social media with the post below.
“THE COLONEL IS BACK! IN 1986 my Father was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for concealment of treason in the Vatsa Coup against the IBB government. Although he was released in 1993, it wasn’t made official and his rank and entitlements were not restored. Today 34 years later, he has officially received his presidential pardon”.
