Abuja-Kaduna train victim’s negotiator, Tukur Mamu arrested

By Idibia Gabriel, Kaduna

The Publisher of Desert Herald Newspaper based in Kaduna and lead negotiator of the Abuja-Kaduna train abducted passengers, Tukur Mamu has been reportedly arrested.

Mamu who was the lead negotiator between the Federal Government and the bandits that kidnapped the victims of the trains passengers about five months ago, was allegedly arrested outside Nigeria.

According to a source, Mamu who is also the media aide to an advocate of Amnesty for Bandits, Sheikh Dr. Mahmud Gumi, was reportedly arrested by a yet-to-be identified security agency in Cairo airport enroute to Saudi Arabia with his entire family.

It was learnt that the source had said “His family members (Mamu) travelling with him were also arrested. It could be recalled that Mamu had severally said that his life is in danger”.

Mamu’s offence was not disclosed at the time of filing this report, as Kaduna Police Command spokesman Mohammed Jalige could not respond when contacted on the allegations.