Extra Particulars Emerge Over Arrest Of Bandits’ Negotiator, Tukur Mamu

Extra particulars have emerged following the arrest of Tukur Mamu, media aide to a controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi.

Naija Information earlier reported that the Kaduna-based writer alongside his household was arrested on Tuesday by safety operatives in Cairo, Egypt, on his option to Saudi Arabia for lesser hajj.

Mamu was travelling alongside his two wives; Fatima Bashir Mamu and Aisha Salisu Mamu in addition to his eldest son, Faisal Tukur Mamu, and his brother-in-law Ibrahim Hassan Tinja.

After he was repatriated to Nigeria through the Egypt Airline on Wednesday, operatives of the Division of State Companies (DSS) arrested the bandit negotiator and transported him to the company’s headquarters in Abuja.

In accordance with DSS, Mamu was arrested primarily based on requests from Nigeria’s Navy, Regulation Enforcement, and Intelligence Group to their international companions in Cairo, Egypt.

Mamu, has, nevertheless, denied wrongdoing, saying that there’s no purpose for him to be petrified of the DSS and he merely desires the reality to be identified.

In a chat with Day by day Belief, safety sources mentioned Mamu was apprehended for his alleged involvement in accumulating ransom and taking identical to terrorists in alternate for kidnapped victims.

The safety sources added that Mamu was arrested for his relationship with insurgents in Nigeria and alleged robust ties with a terror group in Sinai space in Egypt.

One of many safety sources mentioned Mamu’s arrest in Egypt after he got here underneath worldwide safety scrutiny following his actions with bandits in Nigeria.

The safety official claimed that Mamu has collected over N2bn in ransom for terrorists with among the funds made in US {dollars}.

He, nevertheless, mentioned the bandits’ negotiator was deported from Egypt primarily based on the info at their disposal and primarily based on international requirements.

He mentioned: “He was arrested in Egypt primarily based on Advance Passenger Info (API) as a result of he got here underneath worldwide safety scrutiny following his actions right here at house and past the shores of Nigeria shortly after the Kaduna prepare assault.

“I can guarantee you that Mamu has excessive linkage with terror teams in Egypt, particularly in Sinai and by extension Libya, the Sahel and different elements of West Africa on this aspect, and the middle- east on the opposite aspect.

“He has collected over N2bn in ransom for terrorists with among the funds made in US {dollars} by determined households and negotiated the discharge of their family members…We’ve been monitoring all his actions and proof abounds to carry him to account.

“Egyptian authorities usually are not subordinated to the dictate of Nigerian authorities. They deported him primarily based on the info at their disposal and primarily based on international commonplace.”

Mamu Planning To Meet Terrorists Behind Abuja-Kaduna Assault

One other safety supply instructed Day by day Belief that Mamu was arrested over a scheduled assembly with some suspected leaders of the terrorists who carried out the Kaduna prepare assault.

He mentioned communication between Mamu and the suspected terrorist leaders have been intercepted, including that there was worry over what might be the end result of the deliberate assembly.

The supply added that there are lots of allegations towards the negotiator relating to the ransom paid to safe the discharge of the prepare passengers.

He mentioned: “He scheduled many issues in his itinerary together with a medical check-up and lesser hajj however we believed it was only a decoy for him to hold out nefarious actions. He plans to finish up in Dubai the place he has made a rendezvous with these individuals.

“There are reported inconsistencies between monies paid and what was truly remitted to the abductors. He’s additionally seen as pandering an excessive amount of to the aspect of the terrorists than the individuals and authorities. What pained us was the current transfer to pay N25 million to safe the discharge of the remaining 23 individuals however on the final minute, he thwarted the association insisting on a a lot larger determine.”