The Deputy Governor of Taraba State, Aminu Alkali, has returned to Jalingo, the state capital, after a prolonged absence. Daily Trust reports that Alkali flew in through the Yalo Airport. There is also a short clip of him making the rounds on social media. Alkali arrived from Abuja and was driven to his official residence at the Government House in a convoy of four vehicles. He was last seen in office eight months ago, and since then there were rumours that Alkali was battling an undisclosed ailment.