Self-styled negotiator for the hostages of the ill-fated Kaduna-Abuja train service, Tukur Mamu, has been detained by the Department of State Services (DSS).
The spokesperson for the DSS, Dr Peter Afunanya, confirmed in a statement made available to Quest Times on Wednesday evening that Mamu was arrested following a request by Nigeria.
“The Department of State Services (DSS) has been inundated with enquires in respect of the arrest or otherwise of Tukur Mamu, the self-acclaimed Kaduna Train hostage negotiator.
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“This is to confirm that Mamu, as a person of interest, was intercepted by Nigeria’s foreign partners at Cairo, Egypt on 6th September, 2022 while on his way to Saudi Arabia.
“He has since been returned to the country, today, 7th September, 2022 and taken into the Service’s custody.
“The act followed a request by Nigeria’s Military, Law Enforcement and Intelligence Community to their foreign partners to bring back Manu to the country to answer critical questions on ongoing investigations relating to some security matters in parts of the country.
“The public may wish to note that the law will appropriately take its course,” the statement read.