Terrorists Negotiator: DSS Reveals More Indicting Findings On Tukur Mamu

The Department of State Services (DSS) in its preliminary investigation yesterday at the Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja described Tukur Mamu as terror sponsor who supplies logistic to both local supplier and foreign groups.

This was contained in an affidavit in support of its ex-parte motion marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1617/2022 and filed before the court on September 12 by U. N Dauda, the DSS counsel

All Facts Newspaper had reported that Mumu was arrested on September 6 (Read Here)

Presiding Justice Evelyn Maha yesterday granted the motion ex-parte  by counsel for the DSS, Ahmed Magaji. The motion   sought an order to detain Mamu, who is the publisher of Desert Herald, for 60 days in the first instance, pending the conclusion of the investigation.

He added: “Upon his interception, and subsequent repatriation back to Nigeria, a duly signed search warrant was executed in his residence and office and home in  Sabon Kawo, GRA and Anguwan Sarki, Kaduna State and various exhibits and items to establish his complicity with terrorists were recovered.

“The self-acclaimed Kaduna train negotiator (Mamu) exploited the opportunity to perpetrate, aid and abet as well as render support to both local and international terrorist organizations.

“Preliminary investigation so far established, amongst others, the offences of logistic supplier, aiding and abetting acts of terrorism as well as terrorism financing against him.

“The defendant (Mamu) has used the cover of his profession as a journalist to aid both local and international terrorist groups.

“The action of the defendant has orchestrated the untimely death of several security personnel in Northcentral and Northeast parts of Nigeria.

“The defendant has discreetly given several information to bandits and terrorists that escalated various acts of terrorism in Nigeria.

“The investigation has assumed a wider dimension and sophistication requiring time and advance expertise to conclude.

“Some of the suspects working with the defendant are at large and premature release of the defendant will jeopardize the ongoing investigation.

“The activities of the defendant and his associates at large constitute a potent threat to the unity and peaceful co-existence of Nigeria.”

The DSS listed some of the items it recovered from Manu’s residence and office to include $151, £20,  1, 530 Indian Rupees; one Saudi Riyald; 70 Dirham; N1,560,000 and 16 assorted foreign coins.

Others are two packs of pump action cartridges; 16 ATM  cards of both local and foreign banks; seven cheque books of different banks; six laptops; four tablets; 24 handsets and three international passports belonging to Mamu; one firearm license; eight pieces of Nigerian Army uniforms and 16 pieces of Nigerian Navy uniforms.