The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed that the Abuja-Kaduna train hostage negotiator, Tukur Mamu, is currently in its custody.
DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
Mamu, who is the publisher of Kaduna-based Desert Herald, was arrested in Egypt on his way to Saudi Arabia for lesser Hajj along with his two wives.
“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 DSS spokesman said.
“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”.
