Mamu, A Terrorists; On Way To Saudi To Meet Terrorist Commanders – DSS; What The Service Recovered

By Gideon Njoku

The Department of State Services, has alleged that Tukur Mamu, the self-appointed negotiator and intermediary between the murderous Terrorists who attacked, killed and abducted passengers on an Abuja-Kaduna bound Train, is a Terrorists.

Proof, according to the DSS: Mamu, contrary to the belief that he was on his way to Saudi Arabia to perform the Lesser Hajj when he was intercepted by the INTERPOL in Cairo, Egypt, was billed for a meeting with Commanders and top terrorist organizations.

The DSS, also, revealed what they recovered from a search its Operatives carried out in Mamu’s residence and office in Kaduna. The items recovered, the Service said, include high caliber guns and Military accouterments.

The Service also disclosed that Mamu is neck-deep In the supply of logistics to Terrorists, as well as in aiding and  abetting them.

These allegations were contained in an affidavit sworn-to by the DSS which it filed before a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, 13th September, 2022. The affidavit was deposed to by the Service’s Legal Officer, Hamza Pandogari.

Noted Pandogari: “That upon his interception and subsequent repatriation back to Nigeria, a duly signed search warrant was executed in his residence and office at No 4 Ladan Street Sabon Kawo GRA and  No 14 Mamona Road, Anguwan Sarki, Kaduna State and various exhibits and items to establish his complicity with terrorists were recovered.

The items recovered during the search, the DSS said, include: $151, £20 Sterling, 1,530 Indian Rupees, One Saudi Riyald, 70 Dirham, N1, 506, 000, and 16 assorted coins.

Some other items, allegedly, recovered are: two packs of pump action cartridges, 16 ATM (automated machine) cards from both local and foreign banks, seven cheque books from different banks, six laptops, four tablets, 24 handsets and three international passports belonging to Mamu, one firearm license, eight pieces of Njgerian Army Uniforms, and16 pieces of Nigerian Naval uniforms.

Mamu, a Journalist, is the Publisher of a Newspaper, Desert Herald. But the DSS saw beyond that. The Service alleged that Mamu “has used the cover of his profession as a Journalist, to aid both local and international terrorist groups.” In so doing, the DSS insist that Mamu caused the deaths of “many Security personnel in North-Central and North-east parts of Nigeria.”

The Judge, the Honourable Justice Nkeonye Maha, granted the ex-parte motion brought by Counsel to the DSS, Ahmed Magaji and authorized that Mamu be detained by the Service for a further 60 days.

Mamu, aside from publishing the Desert Herald, is also the Media Consultant to Islamic Scholar, Sheik Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, who, expectedly, has declared Mamu innocent and asked that he, Mamu, be apologized to.

Mamu entered into National consciousness when he became a self-appointed negotiator for the release, in batches, of Abuja-Kaduna bound Train hostages. 23 of them are still in captivity.

Mamu was arrested at the  Cairo International Airport, Egypt, on September 6, 2022,  and brought back to Nigeria on September 7, 2022. He was in the company of his two wives, headed to Saudi Arabia, allegedly, for the Lesser Hajj.