The Department of State Services (DSS) has alleged that Tukur Mamu, who negotiated between terrorists and families of kidnap victims was part of an international terrorist network who used the cover of journalism to perpetrate his deeds.
The DSS has further alleged that he was on his way to an international terrorist summit when he was intercepted in Egypt.
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The DSS, in an affidavit in support of its ex-parte motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1617/2022 filed before Justice Nkeonye Maha of a Federal High Court, Abuja, also alleged that the investigation established Act of terrorism financing against Mamu, the former terrorists’ negotiator.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had, earlier on Tuesday, reported that Justice Maha granted the motion ex-parte moved by counsel for the DSS, Ahmed Magaji, seeking an order to detain Mamu for 60 days in the first instance, pending the conclusion of the investigation.
The motion was dated and filed on Sept. 12 by U.N. Dauda, a lawyer with the security outfit.
The DSS, in the application, had sought “an order enabling the State Security Service/applicant to detain the respondent (Mamu) for a period of Sixty (60) days in the first instance, pending the conclusion of investigation.”
NAN reports that Mamu is the sole respondent in the suit.
