The Department of State Services (DSS) has taken Tukur Mamu, spokesman of the Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi, into custody.
Mamu was in charge of negotiation for the Abuja-Kaduna train hostages.
A statement by DSS spokesman Peter Afunanya on Wednesday confirmed Mamu had been brought back to Nigeria following his arrest in Egypt.
“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,” the statement read.
“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 Mamu 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.”
Mamu has made headlines lately for his part in the release of the Kaduna train victims who were abducted on March 28.
The publisher of Desert Herald Newspaper withdrew as lead negotiator following allegation that the Nigerian government was threatening his life.
