Tukur Mamu

Lawyers, litigants, including journalists, were, on Friday, ordered to vacate the Courtroom 7 of a Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja where the trial of Tukur Mamu, was holding. When the matter was called, E.A Kaswe, counsel from the office…
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The absence of counsel for the Federal Government, on Wednesday, stalled the trial commencement of Tukur Mamu, who is being tried over his alleged relationship with terrorists that were involved in last year’s attack on a Kaduna-bound…
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By Hassan Gimba My column of last week with the title “Like Mamu, like Abdulsalami and the billion-naira firefighter” drew the attention of Colonel Dangiwa Umar (retd). The respected senior citizen was more particular about the first…
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By Hassan Gimba In a move normally seen in Hollywood spy thrillers, Tukur Mamu, publisher of Kaduna-based Desert Herald and an aide to Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a popular Islamic cleric, was arrested in September last year at the Cairo…
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Mr Tukur Mamu, former terrorist negotiator, on Tuesday, pleaded not guilty to a10-count charge bordering on terrorism financing, among others preferred against him by the Federal Government. Mamu, who was arraigned by the office of the…
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The Federal Government will, today, arraigned Mr. Tukur Mamu, ex-terrorist negotiator, on 10-count charge bordering on terrorism financing among others. Mamu, who will be arraigned by the office if the Attorney-General of the Federation…
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The Department of State Services (DSS), on Thursday, withdrew a suit filed at a Federal High Court, Abuja to detain the former terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu, for 60 more days after his arrest. DSS’ counsel, A.M. Danlami, told Justice…
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, granted a prayer by the Department of State Services (DSS) to detain the former terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu, for 60 more days. Justice Nkeonye Maha, in a short ruling on the ex-parte motion…
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The Department of State Services (DSS) on Sunday cautioned against unguarded utterances about the arrest and investigation of the Kaduna train hostage negotiator, Tukur Mamu. DSS spokesman, Dr Peter Afunanya, stated in Abuja that the…
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The management of Desert Herald on Friday cautioned the Department of State Service (DSS) against what it termed the media trial of its Publisher, Malam Tukur Mamu, currently under detention in its (DSS) facility. A statement issued by…
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