Alleged Boko Haram negotiator, Tukur Mamu, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja on a 10-count charge of terrorism-related offenses.
The charges include receiving ransoms from families of victims of the Kaduna train attack, dealing with terrorists’ funds, obstructing the activities of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) committee to negotiate those who kept hostage victims of the train attack, exchanging voice notes with Boko Haram spokesperson, among others.
Mamu pleaded not guilty to the charges.
His lawyer, Mohammed Katu (SAN), argued the defendant’s bail application, while the prosecuting lawyer, Mrs. Aderonke Imana, objected to the request on the grounds that Mamu’s health condition was not beyond what officials of the State Security Service (SSS) could handle.
Justice Inyang Ekwo reserved ruling to a date to be communicated to parties but ordered that Mamu, who has been in SSS custody since his arrest last year, should remain in the same custody pending the delivery of the reserved ruling.
Further details are expected shortly.
