Nigerian terrorist is son of former First Bank chairman
Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 8:32AM 
Saharareporters has identified the family of Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab in Nigeria. The 23 year old would-be bomber of Northwest airline flight 253 is the son of recently retired chairman of First Bank of Nigeria Dr. Umaru Abdul Mutallab.
The father of the bomber, Dr. Muttalab was born in 1939 in Katsina township, the home state of Nigeria’s sickly leader Umaru Musa Yar’adua.
Dr. Muttallab is currently the chairman of Nigeria first Islamic bank, Jaiz International Plc. He sits on the board of the bank with Dr. Rilwan Lukman, the Nigerian minister of Petroleum resources.
The Al-Qaida linked son, Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, is an engineering student at University College London.
Related story: Nigerian tries to blow up U.S. airliner
Video report on Nigerian terrorist attempt to blow up U.S. airliner
Training school belonging to Islamic radical group Boko Haram found in Taraba, Nigeria
Reader Comments