Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq, on Thursday told the Senate that only N2.4 billion was released to her ministry out of the N32.4 billion provision to mitigate the financial crisis faced by poor Nigerians during the COVID-19 lockdown. The minister made the revelation.The Advocate
in a few moments enrique marquez who is the friend of the san bernardino terrorists is in court and expected to plead not guilty. he is accused of is supplying weapons for farouq and his wife with weapons. and he also planned another attack with syed rizwan farook. we are expect iing him to b arraigned this afternoon. and the charges relate to 2011 that he conspired with farook in 20 # 1 and 2012 to supply weapon s. and there is also two assault weapons that were used in the
and what can you tell us about him? as far as the wife, i didn t know her, but of her, and i is a u her twice, and she was wearing the face veils, and i wouldn t be able to describe her or know anything about her, because she was his wife. as far as mr. farouq, he used to come to our mosque, and this is not the home mosque, and not the mosque in which he used to come as a local mosque. this is not the mosque na he used to pray in everyday. he would come occasionally for the prayer, the noon prayer which with is during his work schedule, and i want to clarify that, it is not the home mosque, but the mosque that he would come to attend frequently, but it is only two to three times in a week. and he was a nice guy like i said, a gentleman. he was very soft hearted is what he seemed. very reserved though. i am curious though, when you all congregate for prayers like that, is there a social element to it as well? i mean, is it common that you
example helping one person whose car had broken down, and today, members of the muslim community here in afternoon prayers they got the together and they wanted to emphasize that this, these actions in no way exemplify the muslim faith. we spoke with one person who knew farouq, and this is what he had to say. i just found out. i am in shock. i found out a few minus ago. i am hurt. i m hurt. because this is, like i said, i have been coming here for 25 year, and almost never the community knows me, but they don t have a personal relationship with me like he did. again, many people in the community just expressing disbelief and expressing how they had no idea that mr. farook could have done this. they also expressed disbelief in any suggestion that perhaps his wife may have played any role in the radicalization. they say that his wife pretty
will talk before or after the prayers or not usually? no, absolutely we do. i nknow the members of my community who go to the mosque and they know me, and we are friends, but with mr. farouq, i didn t have the opportunity to become friends with him, because he was a person that i became acquainted with and we would talk for a few minutes but i never had the opportunity to step through the line of being a friend and by mat relationship with him, and having discussed personal affairs and family issues if they were, and so none of us in the community developed that kind of relationship with him. but i am told that you did meet him prior to his getting marry ared. is that true? did you know him before ta some absolutely. yes, i had did you notice anything different about him after his wedding? because there are rumors or speculation that his wife may have been the one to quote