UK-based Nigerian Labour councilor resigns from position following drug charges
A Uk based Nigerian Labour councillor, Ishmael Osamor, has resigned from his post on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to being in possession of £2,500 worth of drugs.
The Times reports that Osamor was caught with ecstasy, cocaine, ketamine and cannabis at a festival in Dorset in August 2017, nine months before he was elected as a councillor.
His mom, Kate Osamor, a Labour member of the parliament, had received calls to sack him from his position as her communication officer after he was caught with drugs at a music festival.
Osamor, 25, said he regretted his involvement in the crime.
“I sincerely regret and apologise for not informing my family and colleagues of the pending court case and have stood down in recognition of this fact,” he said.
Osamor was sentenced to a two-year community order and 20 days rehabilitation, last Friday.
