Tag: Tukur Mamu

Terrorist negotiator, Tukur Mamu seeks transfer out of DSS custody to Kuje prison

Aminu Imam
Tukur Mamu

…Says he needed urgent surgical operations Terrorist negotiator, Tukur Mamu, who is standing trial for terrorism offences, has applied to the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to transfer him out of the custody of the Department of the State Service (DSS) to the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja. Mamu asked the presiding judge, Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo, to vary the remand order against him for a remand at the prison instead of the DSS custody. During the trial yesterday, Mamu through his lawyer, Abdul Mohammed, (SAN), told the court…

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Mamu rejects terrorism financing allegation

Aminu Imam

…Demands retraction Following his designation as a “Terrorism Financier” by the Desert Herald newspaper, Tukur Mamu, has taken action by sending a letter to the Attorney-General of the Federation to demand a retraction of this characterisation. The letter, dated March 25, 2024, was drafted by Mamu’s lawyer, J.J. Usman (SAN), and it was addressed to the Attorney General of the Federation. In the correspondence, Mamu’s legal team highlighted the need for a retraction within seven days to avoid potential legal proceedings. A copy of the letter in question was verified…

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FG names Tukur Mamu, 14 others, BDCs as terrorism financiers

Aminu Imam

…Plans sanctions The Federal Government has reportedly listed Kaduna-based publisher, Tukur Mamu, and 14 others, including some Bureau-De-Changes, (BDCs) as terrorism financiers. The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, (NFIU), reportedly listed the identity of the 15 entities, including nine individuals and six BDC operators and firms. The NFIU documents showed that the Nigeria Sanctions Committee met on March 18, 2024, and specific individuals and entities were recommended for sanction following their involvement in terrorism financing. “The Attorney-General of the Federation, with the approval of the President, has thereupon designated the following…

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Abuja/Kaduna Train Released Captives: ‘How Mamu frustrated rescue efforts, encouraged terrorists to demand huge ransom’ – FG negotiator

Aminu Imam

A member of the Presidential Committee that facilitated the rescue of the last batch of kidnapped Abuja-Kaduna-bound train passengers, Dr. AbdulMalik Atta, has accused the arrested terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu, of frustrating efforts to release the captives. Atta, whose father was among the abducted passengers, made the claim in an interview on a television programme yesterday. According to him, Mamu did everything within his reach to thwart the federal government’s efforts at rescuing the hostages for his own interest. He alleged that: “Because of Mamu’s introduction of money into the…

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DSS cautions Nigerians, Gumi over unguarded utterances on Mamu’s arrest

Aminu Imam

Barely 24 hours after Islamic cleric, Dr. Ahmed Gumi accused the Department of State Service (DSS) of unlawful detention of Tukur Mamu, the agency has fired back at him and other Nigerians, warning against making “overzealous comments” on its investigation of the self-acclaimed Kaduna train attack hostage negotiator Recall that Gumi had accused the DSS of intimidating Mamu, the publisher of the Kaduna-based newspaper, describing his detention as an art of terrorism and had asked the DSS to either release Mamu or charge him to court. Citing the law, Gumi…

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Tukur Mamu Family counters DSS on alleged discoveries

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The family of Tukur Mamu, Publisher of Desert Herald Newspaper arrested by the Department of State Services DSS has countered the alleged discoveries in the his house and office, saying the Service is not saying the truth.  According to a statement, the family said the military accoutrements said to have been discovered in the house, belonged to a nephew of Mamu currently serving in the Nigerian Armed Forces; a 2019 graduate of the Nigerian Defence Academy Regular Course. The said Nephew identified as Y. Y. Bello was said to be…

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NAF Alleged Killing Of Bandit Kingpins: Gumi’s camp challenges military to show evidence

Aminu Imam

Against the recent news reports of the onslaught by the Nigerian military in decimating bandits, especially the recent bombing by Nigerian Air Force jets in Zamfara State where two bandit leaders were reportedly killed, the camp of renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh (Dr.) Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, has called on the military to further convince the public by showing evidence. A member of the Gumi camp and traditional title holder of ?an-Iyan Fika, in Yobe State, Dr. Tukur Mamu, in an interview with newsmen yesterday, faulted the approach of security agents in…

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