A Federal High Court in Abuja has 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 moved by counsel for the DSS, Ahmed Magaji, granted the motion as prayed.
The DSS had in a motion filed on Sept. 12, urged the court to grant its reliefs to enable it to conclude its investigation on Mamu. The accused had been leading the negotiation with the terrorists for the release of the Abuja-Kaduna train passengers kidnaped in March.
Mamu was, on Sept. 6, arrested in Cairo, Egypt, with his family members by foreign security agents. He was on his way to Saudi Arabia for lesser Hajj. He was detained at Cairo International Airport before being repatriated.
