Following the detention of the self-acclaimed negotiator for Kaduna-Abuja train victims, Tukur Mamu, the Department of State Service (DSS) is confirmed to have invaded the Kaduna home of the publisher of Desert Herald newspaper.
A witness speaking with our correspondents said; “They ransacked the house and carted away documents, phones and laptops. Those in the house were ordered to sign a document which they did not read before the officers took it back.”
It was also gathered that his office, where released victims usually converge, was also invaded.
The spokesman of DSS last night confirmed the arrest of Mamu. Peter Afunanya, in a statement, said the arrest was sequel to the request by Nigeria’s Military, law enforcement and intelligence community to their foreign partners to bring back Manu to the country to answer critical questions on ongoing investigations relating to some security matters in parts of the country.
“This is to confirm that Manu, 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. 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 Manu 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”, the statement read in part.