Tukur Mamu
26 Mar
The publisher of the Kaduna-based Desert Herald Newspaper, Tukur Mamu, has written to the Attorney General of the Federation, demanding the retraction of his profile as terrorist financier in Nigeria. This was contained in a letter dated March 25, 2024, written on his behalf by his lawyer, J.J. Usman (SAN), addressed to the Attorney General…
20 Mar
The Nigerian government has identified 15 entities including nine individuals and six Bureau De Change (BDC) operators and companies suspected to be involved in the funding of terrorism in the country. The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) in an email to Punch disclosed information about the suspects in a report titled “Identification of Persons and…
19 Dec
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday granted Tukur Mamu’s plea to have access to his physician over his alleged deteriorating health condition. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, ordered that Mamu’s medical doctor should be allowed to treat him subject to the supervision of the Department of State Service (DSS)’s team of physicians.…
12 Dec
Family of the Publisher of Desert Herald and former chief negotiator between the Federal Government and bandits, Tukur Mamu, has called on the government to release him from custody over deteriorating health conditions.
11 Dec
The family of the publisher of Desert Herald and former chief negotiator between the federal government and bandits, Tukur Mamu has called on the government to release him from detention custody over his deteriorating health condition. Mamu's family pleaded for administrative bail to be granted to him to enable him to attend to his deteriorating…
20 Jul 2023
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Federal Government's application to protect the identities of witnesses set to testify against Tukur Mamu, a negotiator for Boko Haram terrorists. Mamu is facing ten counts of terrorism financing and other charges for his alleged involvement with terrorists linked to the 2022 attack on a Kaduna-Abuja…
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