The Department of State Services (DSS) has accused Tukur
Mamu, the Kaduna train attack negotiator, of aiding and abetting acts of
terrorism.
The security agency said the publisher of Desert Herald is
involved in the funding of international and local terrorism.
The DSS alleged that Tukur shares information with terrorist
groups, resulting in the escalation of bandit attacks in the country.
This was made known in an affidavit in support of an
ex-parte motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1617/2022 and filed before Nkeonye Maha, a
judge of the federal high court in Abuja.
According to NAN, the judge on Tuesday issued a ruling on
the ex-parte motion moved by Ahmed Magaji, counsel for the DSS, granting the
security agency permission to detain Mamu for 60 more days pending the
conclusion of its investigation.
“Preliminary investigation so far established, amongst
others, the offences of the logistic supplier, aiding and abetting acts of
terrorism as well as terrorism financing against him,” the DSS was said to have
written in the affidavit.
“That the defendant (Mamu) has used the cover of his
profession as a journalist to aid both local and international terrorist
groups. That the action of the defendant has orchestrated the untimely death of
several security personnel in North Central and North East parts of Nigeria.
“That the defendant
has discreetly given several information to bandits and terrorists that
escalated various acts of terrorism in Nigeria. That the investigation has
assumed a wider dimension and sophistication requiring time and advance
expertise to conclude.
“That some of the suspects working with the defendant are at
large and premature release of the defendant will jeopardise the ongoing
investigation. That it is in the interest of justice and national security to
grant this application.
“That the activities of the defendant and his associates at
large constitute a potent threat to the unity and peaceful co-existence of
Nigeria.”
Recall that Mamu was arrested at the Kano International
Airport after he returned from Egypt where he had been detained on his way to
Saudi Arabia for lesser hajj.
Mamu, an aide to Ahmad Gumi, a popular Islamic cleric, has
been involved in negotiations for the release of persons abducted during an
attack on a train in Kaduna, in March 2022.
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