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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😢😢

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  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...

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  3. Unknown7 January 2022 at 02:12

    I hope repent while in jail

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  4. Unknown7 January 2022 at 02:14

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

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