Skip to main content

Mutallab, Billionaire Father Of Jailed ‘Underwear Bomber’ Farouk-I Hope To See Him In My Lifetime

I hope to see him in my lifetime — Abdul Mutallab, billionaire father of jailed ‘Underwear Bomber’ Farouk.

Billionaire businessman, Alhaji Umaru Abdul Mutallab, the 81-year-old father of Farouk Abdul Mutallab, who is serving a life sentence in a US prison for terrorism, has said that he hopes to see his son again in his lifetime. 

Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab, born December 22, 1986, is popularly referred to as the “Underwear Bomber” or “Christmas Bomber”.

At the age of 23, he attempted to detonate plastic explosives hidden in his underwear aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253, en route from Amsterdam to Detroit, Michigan, on Christmas Day, 2009.

In an interview monitored by Vanguard on Wednesday, Umaru Abdul Mutallab while answering a question on whether he was in touch with his son, said: “Yes, he  phones us, sometimes two times, sometimes three times in a month.

We cannot phone him. He’s the one who can phone us and we do speak.

“As a matter  of fact, his mother, one of his brothers and one of his sisters were with him about three weeks ago.

“They visited him under very strict prison guidelines. But we would keep on praying to Almighty Allah.

“Maybe one day… maybe in my lifetime we would see him back.

“But it is a situation whereby he has three life sentences, plus 40 years. It is a lot.

“But  only Almighty Allah will bring us into a situation of seeing  him in this world, with his siblings here in Nigeria".

Commenting on the assertion on Trust TV that he was the 11th richest person in Nigeria, Abdul Mutallab, who was the Chairman of the Jaiz Bank, the first Islamic  bank in Nigeria, said: “I will not consider myself the richest man in  Nigeria by any chance.

“Alhamdulillah (thanks be to Allah) I am not a poor man, neither would I say I’m one of the richest persons in Nigeria.

“I thank God for what He has given me. I’m grateful to Him. But I will not 

consider myself the 11th richest man in Nigeria by any chance.”

While talking about the state of insecurity in Nigeria, the former Chairman of First Bank and UBA, recalled they travelled at night across Nigeria, but now travelling, even in the day time, was scary. 

He said although the government is doing much to overcome the situation, they should please do more.

Abdul Mutallab, born December 15, 1939, is a Nigerian businessman and financier, who served under the military government of General Murtala 

Mohammed and Olusegun Obasanjo as minister.

He was described by The New York Times as “among Nigeria’s richest and most prominent men.

The Telegraph: “One of Nigeria’s most prominent bankers” and by The Guardian as being “one of the country’s most respected businessmen.”

Culled: Vanguard News Nigeria

Comments

  1. Grace6 January 2022 at 03:13

    Wow!!! May our kids don't put us to shame 😢. Despite his comfortable life he derives joy from bombing 🤯🤯. Make it make sense😢😢

    ReplyDelete
  2. Grace6 January 2022 at 03:15

    Anything terrorism in America Forget it!!! It's Over!!! Not like corrupt Nigeria that your prayer would have been answered...

    ReplyDelete
  3. Unknown7 January 2022 at 02:12

    I hope repent while in jail

    ReplyDelete
  4. Unknown7 January 2022 at 02:14

    If he is release , that mean every other terrorist will be released also

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Type your comments here

Popular posts from this blog

The Queens-Abandoning Her Own Ambition To Raise Up Greatness!

"The Queens," celebrating womanhood, the 'preserver' of the Society.  In Today's article, we meet Angela Odidi, a mother who sacrificed her life's ambition of becoming a nurse, to give her all to her children. This is indeed a noble sacrifice. Her intelligence, she embedded in her children, her knowledge she implanted, her wit and charisma she got rooted in them. Odidi, instilled in them, her strength and discipline. She thought them to be compassionate and empathetic towards everyone. Of course, her beauty, nature, entrenched in them. A lot of women all around the world fall into similar situations, they give away their life's hope and childhood dreams, they step aside for others to fill these shoes. We celebrate you, women! Queens indeed, each with her crown. We see; we observe, we remember, we appreciate! Angela Odidi is an avid reader and lover of books. Fluent in languages; English, Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. Good in mathematics. Her decision and hard wo...
11 comments
Read more

Breaking: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Declares For President Of Nigeria

The Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo of Nigeria today, Monday, officially declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election. The announcement was made via his Twitter handle. He said: "In the past seven years, I have served as Vice President under a true Nigerian patriot, a servant of the nation in war and peace, and a man of integrity, President Muhammadu Buhari. “We have, together, worked through some of the most difficult times in the history of our Nation, but we have remained focused on securing the country, providing infrastructure and growing our economy. “As stipulated by the Nigerian Constitution, our tenure will end next year. "In this period of seven years, I have served the government in several capacities, and have, at the direction of Mr. President, represented our country in sensitive high level international engagements. I have been to practically all local governments in Nigeria. I have been in markets, factories, schools, and farms. I have been in...
7 comments
Read more

At The Oscars, Ace Movie Star And Comedian Will Smith Slaps Comedian Chris Rock Over Joke On His Wife Jada Pinkett Smith

Watch The Video Above, Moment Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock....Wow! In what may be the most insane moment in the history of the Academy Awards, Will Smith jumped onstage and smacked Chris Rock while the comedian was presenting the Best Documentary at the 2022 Oscars. The unscripted moment arrived after the comedian joked about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair loss, a symptom of alopecia.  “Jada, love you, G.I. Jane 2, can’t wait to see it,” Rock said. Before the actress rolled her eyes. Will appeared to laugh at the joke at first but then walked up onstage.  After Rock said “Uh oh,” Smith hit Rock before returning to his seat. Smith’s comments were bleeped when he returned to his seat, but it was apparent that he told Rock, “Keep my wife’s name out your f***king mouth.” “Wow, dude. It was a G.I. Jane joke,” replied Rock. “Keep my wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth,” Smith repeated as the audience went silent, according to people present. Jada Pinkett Smith’s appearance is as a resul...
10 comments
Read more